Mexico Delays New Combo Inspection Procedures to January 2010

Mexico Delays New Combo Inspection Procedures to January 2010

USMEF-Mexico staff has been notified that SAGARPA, the agency that oversees Mexico’s agriculture, ranching, rural development, fisheries and food supply, has postponed implementation of any new procedures related to inspection of meat shipped in combo bins until Jan. 15, 2010. Before this postponement, the implementation date had been set for Nov. 1, 2009.

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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S.  red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.

For more information, contact Jim Herlihy at jherlihy@usmef.org.

USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.

Mexico Delays New Combo Inspection Procedures to January 2010

USMEF-Mexico staff has been notified that SAGARPA, the agency that oversees Mexico’s agriculture, ranching, rural development, fisheries and food supply, has postponed implementation of any new procedures related to inspection of meat shipped in combo bins until Jan. 15, 2010. Before this postponement, the implementation date had been set for Nov. 1, 2009.

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The U.S. Meat Export Federation (www.USMEF.org) is the trade association responsible for developing international markets for the U.S.  red meat industry and is funded by USDA, exporting companies, and the beef, pork, corn and soybean checkoff programs.

For more information, contact Jim Herlihy at jherlihy@usmef.org.

USMEF complies with all equal opportunity, non-discrimination and affirmative action measures applicable to it by contract, government rule or regulation or as otherwise provided by law.