The Public Health Agency of Catalonia passes the US FSIS audit for the official control system in pork meat industries

The recognition of exports to third countries is based on the health excellence of these establishments and on the official inspection system implemented in companies exporting foods of animal and non-animal origin by the ASPCAT, which guarantees compliance with standards. health requirements required by the competent authorities of the third countries to which it is exported. To verify the implementation of this system, the competent authorities of the receiving countries periodically carry out system audits in which they evaluate the organization and execution of official controls as well as verify compliance by exporting companies with the health standards agreed in the bilateral agreements with each of these countries. One of the main tasks of ASPCAT is to attend to these audits with the objective of ratifying the solidity of the official inspection system as a guarantee of exports. Passing the audits of the competent authorities of third countries is a necessary condition for ...