COMODORO RIVADAVIA (Chubut) – He National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) perform the Passenger baggage screening on more than 200 commercial flights who arrive per month at the “General Enrique Mosconi” international airport in Comodoro Rivadavia, province of Chubut, in order to protect areas free of pests and diseases in Patagonia.
This region has a differentiated health assetssince it is free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination and plant pests present in other regions so there are products and by-products of animal and plant origin that should not be entered. To achieve the continuity of this own standard The collaboration of visitors is essential in order to take care of the work of those who bet on producing healthy and quality foods for the country and the world.
According to the records provided by the Senasa Southern Patagonia Regional Center on the Patagonian Zoophytosanitary Barrier Located at the Airport, the avocados and fruits They top the list of products that are most frequently seized at that point of entry into the region.
Upon detection of a product with prohibited or restricted entry, confiscation proceeds. and preparation of the corresponding confiscation receipt or infraction report, all in the presence of the person.
In addition to the international airport, Senasa carries out controls 24 hours a day every day at different entry points to the region.
For this reason, and to avoid delays and inconveniences, the Agency remembers not to bring to the area:
-Products of plant origin that host pests such as fruit fly, vine moth or HLB that are not present in Patagonia.
–raw wood (such as sleepers, beams, braces and boards) of red quebracho and white quebracho, since it requires quarantine treatment to enter.
–Propagation material: plants or parts of plants, since they require health documentation that can guarantee their health and traceability.
–Animal productsthat may carry viruses and other pathogens absent in Patagonia, and/or for which their traceability and safety cannot be guaranteed.
Those interested can consult more information before their trip on the Senasa website, contact the email [email protected] or send a message to the official Senasa WhatsApp, at 541135859810.
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