Argentina strengthens measures to prevent mad cow disease

OA show ('918 '); [Argentina strengthens preventive measures against mad cow disease] the national food health and Quarantine Bureau of Argentina announced recently that all food imported from countries affected by mad cow disease must be sampled and tested, and can enter the market only after passing the inspection According to a decision recently published in the official gazette, the foods imported from European countries that need to be tested include enemas, cans (excluding fish cans), pickled products, soup and meat products The imported feed to be inspected includes mammalian feed, meat and bone meal from animals, substitutes for dairy products and protein fortified tablets The importer is responsible for the cost of the inspection In order to prevent the spread of BSE in Argentina, the national health and Quarantine Bureau of Argentina has taken a number of preventive measures, including banning the import of beef and its by-products from Europe, and requiring all domestic livestock in captivity to be registered China feed industry information network 8xy (author:)