Paraguay meets EU standards in beef production

Paraguay's National Animal Health and Quality Service (Senacsa) confirmed this week that the European Union's (EU) Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante) has successfully concluded an audit of the South American country's beef production. Conducted in September 2024, the audit assessed official controls and certification systems, including controls for pharmacologically active substances, pesticides and contaminants. “The process of evaluating the results of the audit carried out by the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety of the European Union in September 2024 was successfully concluded,” Senacsa said in a statement. The EU audit also determined that the local system of official controls of local establishments was capable of ensuring compliance with relevant EU standards. The successful outcome of the audit ensures the renewal of the authorization to export beef and tripe to the EU. Until last January, the bloc accounted for 2% of all foreign ...