Two more Uruguayan meatpacking plants cleared for shipments to China

Chinese authorities have authorized additional Uruguayan slaughterhouses to ship beef and horsemeat from plants in Florida and Canelones to that country, Agriculture and Livestock Minister Fernando Mattos confirmed Friday. “We received the official communication from our Embassy in China of the long-awaited news that the Halmon SA meat packing plant has been authorized to export beef to China,” he said. The official also recalled that the industrial plant's name had been rebranded from Frigorífico Florida after being closed for several years, causing the authorization to be delayed. Mattos also highlighted the importance of this announcement ”because of the jobs that it generates in the department (province) of Florida”, said Fernando Mattos, Minister of Livestock. He also praised the joint work of both embassies for the nod from China's Food Safety Bureau of the General Administration of Customs (GACC). According to Torre Ejecutiva, this achievement resulted from President Luis ...