Colombia will receive an inspection from US authorities in January to open its meat market

American experts will visit three slaughter plants in Colombia in January 2025, marking a crucial step towards opening the beef market to that country. This news represents a concrete advance in the long process of sanitary admissibility that has been pursued for more than a decade. According to the media Contexto Ganadero, Rachel Nelson, regional agricultural advisor for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), revealed in a recent interview that technical experts from the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will conduct an inspection of slaughter plants in Colombia, a key step in the process of bringing meat to the US. “I am happy to announce that the audit is scheduled to take place in January. I understand that Invima has identified 3 facilities at the moment, but this could change in the coming weeks,” the official stressed. Although Nelson did not specify which plants will receive the visit, Contexto Ganadero consulted that it could be Red Cárnica (located ...