Kyiv - The State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine has allowed certain Brazilian companies to supply pork to Ukraine, First Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food of Ukraine Ivan Bisiuk has reported.
“At present five or six Brazilian companies are permitted to import pork to Ukraine,” he said at a press conference in Kyiv on Monday.
Bisiuk said the permits were provided after the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine inspected the Veterinary Service of Brazil and these manufacturers.
He said there are no actual Brazilian pork supplies being made to the country so far. He said he was convinced that Ukraine was able to meet its own demand for this kind of meat.
As reported, Ukraine from March 20, 2013 imposed a temporary ban on pork imports from Brazil due to the systematic non-compliance with safety indicators of pork produced by various Brazilian companies under the requirements of the Ukrainian legislation, and guided by Article 51 of the law on food safety and quality.
