Executive President of Sanipes: We already have 10 bivalve mollusk production areas in Peru that could be presented to the European Union

Published Jul 5, 2024

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The National Fisheries Health Organization (Sanipes) of Peru has identified 10 production areas for non-pectinid bivalve mollusks that meet European Union (EU) standards, in an effort to expand bivalve mollusk exports to the EU. These areas, including El Ancla Chucchio, La Pampa, Puerto Rico, and others, have undergone evaluation since July with the final submissions due in September. Sanipes has also notified the EU of Peru's modification of Supreme Decree 007-2024-PRODUCE and the completion of training for auditors on EU regulations. Peru has been exporting fan shells to the EU for over 25 years.

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Within the framework of the activities to promote the incorporation of non-pectinid bivalve mollusks so that they can be exported to the European market, the executive president of the National Fisheries Health Organization (Sanipes), Mónica Saavedra Chumbe, reported that, after an evaluation , there are already 10 bivalve mollusk production areas that would be ready to be presented to the European Union (EU). In a session of the Special Multiparty Capital Peru Commission of Congress, Saavedra indicated that the production areas for non-pectinids classified sanitarily that exist so far are the following: El Ancla Chucchio, La Pampa, Puerto Rico, Platanales, San Lorenzo, Santa Rosa, Tacna 2, Tacna 3, Yerbabuena and Zárate. “From the evaluation we have, we already have ten areas that would be ready to be presented to the EU and that communication will come out this week, which we will send through the Foreign Ministry,” said Saavedra Chumbe. The president of the health authority ...

Source: Sanipes