Kazakhstan temporarily bans the import of beef from Brazil

The Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan since March 9 introduced temporary restrictions on the import of cattle and beef from Brazil. The reason for this was the information of the World Organization for Animal Health (WAHIS) about the registration in this country of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). According to the Veterinary Control Committee, the import and transit of the following goods to Kazakhstan from the territory of Brazil is prohibited: - live cattle; — blood and blood-containing products of cattle; - beef on the bone; - beef offal; - intestinal raw materials obtained from cattle, with the exception of peeled casings; - beef obtained by mechanical deboning; - boneless beef obtained from cattle older than 30 months; - processed bovine proteins ...