Argentina bans imports of animal products from Germany

Argentina has banned imports of livestock and hunting products from Germany as a preventive measure against the three outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease that were detected today in the European country. The National Service for Agri-Food Health and Quality (Senasa) reported that it ordered the “suspension of imports of goods capable of transmitting the foot-and-mouth disease virus from Germany and ordered the reinforcement of controls at national land borders, airports and ports, after the German Ministry of Agriculture declared an outbreak of the disease in that country.” Germany had not registered an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease for 37 years and the disease had not been present in the entire European territory for 14 years. Argentina, in turn, is free of foot-and-mouth disease with vaccination from the 42nd parallel to the northern border. Patagonia has the status of free without vaccination. Senasa ordered the restriction of imports from Germany after the notification ...