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Starting next year, Romania will be allowed to export fresh pork meat and products containing pork meat produced in areas free of hog cholera, following a decision of by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH), during its Wednesday reunion held in Brussels. The announcement was made on Friday by the ANSVSA (The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority).
The European Commission mentioned that it would hold several inspections in Romania in the beginning of 2010, in order to track the development of hog cholera once vaccination is stopped, as well as review the approved processing facilities, to allow a transparent and safe implementation of the meat processing outsourcing system.
Talks on this subject began in March this year, on the occasion of the visit of the European healthcare commissioner, Adroulla Vassiliou.
During their discussions with the European official, both prime-minister Emil Boc and the chairman of the ANSVSA, Marian Zlotea, asked that units which process pork meat from the official European free areas be allowed to sell Romanian branded products on the European free market. This approval was subject to assuring the traceability of the meat and of the products intended for export.
Following these talks, Romania sent to the European Commission the official request for clearing the right to export by the end of October 2009.
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