Letter of the Committee of Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the introduction of a temporary restriction on the importation of breeding and commercial cattle susceptible to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as well as beef, including end products, non-edible raw materials and products obtained from cattle susceptible to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as well as used equipment for the maintenance, slaughter, feed and feed additiv

Emergency notifications (SPS) 2019-08-15
G/SPS/N/KAZ/41

Description

On the basis of the World Organization for Animal Health, the Committee of Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. In this regard, since 9 July 2019, temporary restrictions are introduced on the import of breeding and commercial cattle susceptible to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as well as beef, including end products, non-edible raw materials and products obtained from cattle susceptible to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, as well as used equipment for the maintenance, slaughter, feed and feed additives food food-producing animals.

Keywords

Animal diseases; Food safety; Pest- or Disease- free Regions / Regionalization; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE); Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE); Zoonoses; Animal health; Human health