Argentina: Senasa prevented the entry into Patagonia of more than 4 tons of plums that arrived from Spain and posed a health risk

Argentinian Patagonia is a controlled area, where food and agro-industrial products have a strict entry control, since the sanitary status it holds could be put at risk. In addition to being free of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, for which the entry of meat from northern Argentina poses a risk, it is also an area free of fruit flies. The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) is the one who ensures that this remains the case. In the last few hours, this agency prevented the entry of 4,480 kilograms of plums into the fruit fly-free area, which were imported from Spain. These plums were transported in a hidden way in a truck that was heading from the province of Buenos Aires to the Neuquén town of Centenario, a few kilometers from the provincial capital. This action took place at the Patagonian Zoophytosanitary Barrier Post located at Km 714 of National Route No. 3, where Senasa agents detected the concealment of fruit fly host merchandise. According to what was reported by ...