The Brazilian Fish Farming Association receives technical commission from the Government of Cuba for the inspection of fish farming plants

Last week, the Brazilian Fish Farming Association (Peixe BR) received a commission of technicians from the Government of Cuba with the aim of verifying the equivalence of the Brazilian Sanitary Inspection System for importing farmed Brazilian fish. The technical group visited the tilapia processing plants of C.Vale – Cooperativa Agroindustrial (PR) and Mar & Terra Indústria e Comércio de Pescados (MS). After the commission's visit, the Cuban authority will issue a final opinion with the considerations made during the visits and the decisions regarding the adaptations of the system necessary to continue the business. This authorization opens doors for other fish farming plants to also be qualified for export. According to Fernando Aguiar, C.Vale's commercial manager, the visit was extremely important to promote activity and value the Brazilian product, which is produced under strict environmental, quality and health standards. “We met a committed delegation that seeks very strict ...