Brazil expands beef export area to Canada after positive evaluation

After a careful analysis carried out by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), the Brazilian government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), received authorization to expand its beef exports to Canada. The assessment resulted in the approval of the import of meat from regions recently recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) as foot-and-mouth disease-free zones without the need for vaccination. Bilateral discussions advanced after the annual meeting of the Codex Food Commission, in Rome, in November 2023. The new advance allows states such as Acre, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Rondônia, in addition to 14 municipalities in Amazonas and five in Mato Grosso, to export aged, boneless and lymph node-free beef to Canada. Santa Catarina, which was already qualified for export, continues to be an eligible region, as do the states that maintain vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease. From now on, it will be necessary to update export ...