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China bans beef from Burma
Tuesday, 24 July 2012 13:01 Yadana Oo
Rangoon (Mizzima) ? After detecting foot and mouth disease (FMD) in beef exported from Burma, China stopped importing beef products from Burma in mid-July, according to a Myanmar Livestock Federation official.
The Chinese government informed Burma that its beef exports had been banned under the Animals, Floral, Fruits and Diseases Control Law, said Win Sein, vice chairman of the Myanmar Livestock Federation.
However, he said there is some confusion as to what products are covered under for the ban. In international trade, a risk of foot and mouth disease ?is tolerable? in frozen meat and meat products, he said. But under a World Organization of Animal Health rule, hides must be ?free of infectious diseases in manufacturing chemical leather tanning processes.?
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Tuesday, 24 July 2012 13:01 Yadana Oo
Rangoon (Mizzima) ? After detecting foot and mouth disease (FMD) in beef exported from Burma, China stopped importing beef products from Burma in mid-July, according to a Myanmar Livestock Federation official.
The Chinese government informed Burma that its beef exports had been banned under the Animals, Floral, Fruits and Diseases Control Law, said Win Sein, vice chairman of the Myanmar Livestock Federation.
However, he said there is some confusion as to what products are covered under for the ban. In international trade, a risk of foot and mouth disease ?is tolerable? in frozen meat and meat products, he said. But under a World Organization of Animal Health rule, hides must be ?free of infectious diseases in manufacturing chemical leather tanning processes.?
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