Adds ban's affirmation by Brazilian agriculture ministry SA
Adds ban’s affirmation by Brazilian agriculture ministry
SAO PAULO, Jan 4 (Reuters) – China has suspended imports from a Brazilian pork plant operated by privately owned Aurora Alimentos over coronavirus considerations, in response to a press release from a meat commerce group on Monday.
The Brazilian agriculture ministry confirmed that on Dec. 28 Chinese language customs authorities enacted an import ban affecting Aurora’s plant, in response to a separate assertion despatched to Reuters.
The agriculture ministry mentioned China “requested details about COVID-19 circumstances on the plant,” with out elaborating.
The Brazilian Animal Protein Affiliation (ABPA) mentioned it’s supporting Aurora Alimentos and supplying Brazil’s agriculture ministry with data that Chinese language authorities could must reverse the ban.
“That is an remoted occasion prior to now,” ABPA mentioned. “All data and demonstrations of Aurora’s good practices have been shared intimately with Chinese language authorities,” ABPA mentioned, including that the corporate enforces strict COVID-19 protocols.
The Aurora plant affected by the most recent suspension is within the city of Chapecó, Santa Catarina state, ABPA mentioned. China has additionally issued comparable suspensions towards different Brazil-based meatpackers together with JBS SA JBSS3.SA and BRF SA BRFS3.SA, though a few of the bans have been already lifted.
ABPA reiterated that there isn’t a scientific proof of the danger of contamination by the novel coronavirus by meals consumption.
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(Reporting by Ana Mano; Enhancing by Aurora Ellis and Lisa Shumaker)
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