Letter of the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction of temporary restrictions on the importation and transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of breeding and commercial cattle, also beef, including heat-treated final products, inedible material and products obtained from slaughter of animals which susceptible to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as well as used equipment for keeping, slaughter and cut

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2020-02-28
G/SPS/N/KAZ/63

Description

On the basis of the World Organization for Animal Health's official notification, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Surveillance of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Switzerland. In this regard, since 6 February 2020 temporary restrictions have been introduced on the importation and transit through the territory of Kazakhstan of breeding and commercial cattle, also beef, including heat-treated final products, inedible material and products obtained from slaughter of animals which susceptible to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as well as used equipment for keeping, slaughter and cutting, feed and feed additives for food-producing animals.

Keywords

Animal diseases; Food safety; Animal feed; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE); Animal health; Human health; Feed additives