Rio DE Janeiro, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Chen Weihua, Zhao Yan Brazil has stepped up health and quarantine inspections at Brazilian meat mills in line with China's standards, an official with the Ministry of Agriculture told Xinhua Wednesday.



A team of experts from Brazil's ministries of agriculture, economy and Health are strictly monitoring the hygiene practices of food processing companies during the coVID-19 outbreak, according to Anna Viana, an official at the Ministry of Agriculture, and Larissa Vosultz, director of the Ministry of Health's China office. The health and quarantine personnel of China and Pakistan have also started to implement an all-weather communication mechanism.



After the outbreak, Brazil strictly followed the recommendations of the World Health Organization and the FOOD and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and sent quarantine personnel to every meat factory, According to Viana. The ministry also requires meat mills to strictly enforce Chinese rules when it comes to products exported to China.



Workers at each meat factory have to take temperature checks multiple times, she said, from taking a shuttle bus to arriving at the plant to changing uniforms. So far, there has been no case of spreading irus from a novel Coronavirus due to food. Nor has the packaging of exported products from Brazil ever detected irus from a novel Coronavirus.



Once Brazilian exports arrive in China, they will be quarantined again to make sure nothing goes wrong, Ms. Viana said.



According to recent statistics released by Brazil, the export volume of Brazilian beef to China increased sharply in the first half of this year compared with the same period last year. "We see China as an important potential market for Brazilian meat products, especially for Brazilian beef.