Argentina opens the pork market to the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates accepted the proposed health certificate for the export of refrigerated and frozen pork from Argentina, reported the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Nation. The decision, communicated by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the Arab country through the Argentine Embassy, "is reached after the work carried out between the national agricultural portfolio, Senasa and the Foreign Ministry," according to the ruling party, based on the interest raised by the export sector of this nation. For its part, the Emirati Ministry expressed its "satisfaction" with this progress, with the expectation that it will contribute to improving the flow of commercial exchange between the two countries. Although the consumption of pork and products containing pork derivatives is prohibited by the Muslim religion, the United Arab Emirates allows the importation of pork and products containing it, to be marketed and consumed by foreigners residing in ...