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Through epidemiological surveillance, the National Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety and Quality Service (Senasica) protects almost 600 million poultry and 19 million pigs. In Mexico, more than 90% of the livestock industry is dedicated to the breeding, fattening, slaughtering and processing of poultry, pork and beef.
In order to strengthen the health and safety of meat products produced in Mexico, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is working with the pork and poultry industry to design traceability systems that make possible to know the origin, transit and final destination of the meat.
This system would provide added value to the national livestock industry, as it would complement the epidemiological surveillance actions carried out by official veterinarians and producers, for the direct benefit of consumers and the country's trading partners.
The main challenge for Mexican technicians is to extend the certifications in good practices to a larger number of producers, which has the benefit of guaranteeing the absence of pathogens such as Salmonella and Cyclospora and thus maintaining the eligibility for the most competitive internal and external markets.
Through compliance with sanitary measures and the adoption of good practices, the industry seeks to expand the domestic market and diversify the external market, mainly to the Middle East, the European Union and the main Asian markets such as China, Japan and Korea.
October 3, 2022/ Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development/ Mexico. https://www.gob.mx/agricultura/prensa
