Border Inspections Tightened

Border Inspections Tightened

As USMEF noted last week, staff of SENASICA (the Mexican agriculture ministry’s food safety inspection agency) have tightened their border inspection protocol and are strictly enforcing NOM-30, the regulation governing the import of meat into Mexico. As part of this effort, roving inspectors are moving between points of entry to verify enforcement of the NOM-30 requirements.

According to NOM-30, product labels and documentation are subject to 100 percent inspection, and 25 percent of the product in every truck is subject to inspection. The latter is done randomly and, once the product is unloaded, the content of 25 percent of the boxes is visually inspected and samples taken for analysis. This is the procedure that is currently being applied at Laredo and most other entry points.

USMEF will continue to monitor the situation and report additional information as it becomes known.

While there have been some delays and a small number of load rejections, it should be noted that shipments are continuing to cross into Mexico.

Border Inspections Tightened

As USMEF noted last week, staff of SENASICA (the Mexican agriculture ministry’s food safety inspection agency) have tightened their border inspection protocol and are strictly enforcing NOM-30, the regulation governing the import of meat into Mexico. As part of this effort, roving inspectors are moving between points of entry to verify enforcement of the NOM-30 requirements.

According to NOM-30, product labels and documentation are subject to 100 percent inspection, and 25 percent of the product in every truck is subject to inspection. The latter is done randomly and, once the product is unloaded, the content of 25 percent of the boxes is visually inspected and samples taken for analysis. This is the procedure that is currently being applied at Laredo and most other entry points.

USMEF will continue to monitor the situation and report additional information as it becomes known.

While there have been some delays and a small number of load rejections, it should be noted that shipments are continuing to cross into Mexico.