China lifts ban on SA beef imports
Ambassador Lin Songtian of China to South Africa said the Chinese Government made a decision to lift the ban on wool and animal skin imports.
CHINA has lifted the ban on South African beef imports, following a decision by the Chinese government after an expert team was sent to South Africa to study the situation of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the country.
On 7 January 2019, South Africa lost its ‘FMD disease-free zone without vaccination’ status, as granted by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
A report by the then Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), confirmed an outbreak of the disease in the high surveillance area of the FMD-free zone in Limpopo.
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Announcing the lifting of the ban on beef exports to China during a media briefing held at the Chinese Embassy in Pretoria on Tuesday, Ambassador Lin Songtian of China to South Africa said that in May, the Chinese Government made a decision to lift the ban on wool and animal skin imports.
He said early in June, an expert team was also sent to South Africa to study the situation of FMD in the country.
Songtian said that as a most important and reliable development partner of South Africa, China attached great importance to South Africa’s request to resume the export of beef, animal skin, wool and other related products to China.
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