Brazil and Egypt eliminate obstacles to meat exports and expand cooperation in science

The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdelfatah al Sisi, signed a protocol that guarantees food safety, establishes rigorous quality standards and eliminates bureaucratic restrictions on the export of beef, pork and poultry from Brazil to Egypt. This protocol generates an equivalence of the meat inspection systems, known as 'pre-listing', which will facilitate the importation of Brazilian meat products by the Arab country and ends the in-person audits carried out by the Egyptian authorities to certify the entry of meat coming from Brazil. Brazil is currently negotiating the authorization of more slaughterhouses for the export of beef to Egypt, as well as the adoption of pre-registration rules for new authorizations. Among the signed documents is also a memorandum of understanding in the area of science, technology and information, whose objective is to increase bilateral cooperation ...