The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) in collaboration with the National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (Invima), has implemented a new procedure to strengthen the verification of animals that enter the slaughter plants in El Banco, Magdalena, and municipalities nearby. This initiative is established through the Information System for Animal Mobilization Guides (SIGMA), with the aim of improving health control and preventing irregularities such as cattle rustling and livestock smuggling.
The measure, outlined in Joint Circular No. 2, involves the mandatory verification of the Sanitary Guides for Internal Mobilization (GSMI) issued for the transport of animals destined for slaughter. This ensures that the mobilized animals are effectively taken to the authorized processing plants, avoiding deviations that could compromise livestock health and the safety of meat products intended for human consumption.
During recent training sessions, aimed at those responsible for the processing plants in the host cities of the Invima Territorial Working Groups, this new strategy has been socialized. In addition, the ICA has assigned users of the SIGMA application to these managers, who will be in charge of verifying 100% of the GSMI of the animals that enter their facilities.
ICA officials have highlighted that this measure will allow them to detect and act on possible irregularities in the movement of animals, thus ensuring that all practices are carried out in accordance with current health regulations. This action not only seeks to protect public health, but also to strengthen confidence in the Colombian livestock industry, ensuring traceability and legality at each stage of the process.
Representatives of livestock unions have expressed their support for this joint initiative between ICA and Invima, recognizing its importance for the sector and highlighting the coordinated work to guarantee quality standards in meat production. With these measures, a positive impact is expected on health management and effective control of the movement of animals in the slaughter plants of Magdalena and other regions of the country.
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