Bulgaria is prohibited from importing Argentine livestock products due to foot-and-mouth disease
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Last Update: 2002-06-13
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Lead: Sofia, Reuters June 11 Bulgaria decided to ban the import of cloven hoofed animals and their related products, including feed, due to the recent foot-and-mouth disease in Argentina, Bulgaria said on Tuesday In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture said Bulgaria also banned the transit of live animals from Argentina and said only heated Argentine cloven hoof products were allowed to enter Bulgaria Argentina has become a major supplier of Bulgarian beef since Bulgaria banned live cattle and beef from 12 Western European countries early last year for fear of mad cow disease Bulgarian beef imports from Afghanistan are limited to boneless meat, according to Ministry of agriculture officials Since 2000, Bulgaria has imposed several temporary restrictions on the import of Argentine beef due to the frequent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Argentina Foot-and-mouth disease will not harm human beings, but because the virus is highly infectious in cloven hoofed animals, it will cause huge economic losses In addition, the eradication of this disease also needs to pay a considerable price.
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