The Ministry of Health has issued an order to amend the maximum residue levels for veterinary drugs in food of animal origin. However, the State Regulatory Service is preparing a draft refusal by order – its failure to agree will lead to a de facto ban on the sale of poultry meat.
This is reported on the website European Business Association… “The document proposes to bring the safety indicators of poultry meat into conformity with European standards. First of all, this is due to changes in legislation on safety and hygiene of feed. The project concerns permission to use medicinal feed additives for the prevention of coccidiosis, a disease that, without prevention, leads to death 80 -90% of all young poultry “, – said in the message.
EBA member companies report that the draft order has already been approved by the Ministry of Economy, as well as the State Food Service. At the same time, the State Regulatory Service is preparing a draft refusal for this order.
EBA sent a letter to the Ministry of Health and the State Regulatory Service with a request to support the proposed changes and prevent the ban on the use of feed additives for poultry feeding in Ukraine. Note that poultry meat is one of the most affordable types of meat and belongs to social products. In 2019, 53.6 kg of meat per person was consumed in Ukraine, of which poultry meat was 26 kg or 49%.
At the same time, these feed additives are not harmful to humans, however, they are very important for growing poultry and they are used throughout the entire cycle of its life up to 2-3 days before slaughter. This situation can lead to a loss of poultry, which, in turn, can lead to a sharp and uncontrollable rise in prices.
We will remind, in Ukraine sharply the number of pigs is decreasing… The key reason was the record low profitability of their cultivation. Today it is economically unprofitable to keep and raise animals – both in households and in large enterprises.
As reported OBOZREVATEL:
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