Chile- Ban on salmon egg imports for fear of pancreatic virus 16 August 2010 Food Chemical News Vol. 52 Number 22 [edited] Fearing a repeat of the devastation caused by infectious salmon anemia (ISA) on Chile’s salmon industry, the National Fisheries Service has banned salmon egg imports from nations that lack a system for eradicating pancreatic disease (PD) virus. Chile’s salmon industry cannot afford another virus outbreak like the ISA epidemic that reduced estimated salmon production to roughly half the level recorded in 2008. Carribean health and food safety agency formed19 Mar 2010
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The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) was launched here yesterday.
The agency will facilitate the harmonisation of the relevant laws and administrative practices required by the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas under the Agriculture Ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and provide assistance to member states.
Agriculture is one of CARICOM priorities as a way to reduce poverty, create jobs and counteract the current global crisis.
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