A mission of Chinese sanitary authorities has been in Brazil since Sunday, September 13, to assess the country’s control system for animal products and inspect three meatpacking plants, Pecuaria reported.
The audit will include the JBS plant in Vilhena, Rondônia; Minerva’s unit in Rolim de Moura, also in Rondônia; and MBRF’s plant in Promissão, São Paulo. According to the Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA), the technical visit will seek to verify the implementation of Brazil’s sanitary controls at plant level.
The mission follows China’s temporary suspension of several Brazilian plants during 2026 after residues were detected in shipments. In May, plants operated by JBS, Prima Foods, and Frialto were suspended following the detection of medroxyprogesterone acetate, a substance banned by China. SulBeef’s plant in Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, had previously been suspended, while exports from JBS Vilhena were also halted in late May after progesterone was detected in shipments.
Brazil expects the audit to help advance both the reinstatement of suspended plants and the approval of new facilities. MAPA is also seeking to expand the list of authorized products to include beef offal, which would allow the industry to improve carcass utilization and increase revenue.
However, a favorable assessment would not result in the automatic resumption of exports from the suspended plants, as additional technical and administrative procedures would still have to be completed by the Chinese authorities.
Source: Pecuaria.
