Argentina's National Agri-Food Hygiene and Quality Service (SENASA) has issued circular No. 4370, revoking the requirements contained in Circular No. 4366 for the prevention and control of meat and seafood exports to China, which focused on the requirements and procedures related to the prevention of the disease during the outbreak. For example, disinfection and testing of personnel handling and loading cargo.

Among the requirements are the need for regular testing of personnel involved, remote inspections and audits of facilities' operations, and a requirement to exercise caution in packaging and labeling.

The Argentine Customs confirmed that disinfection documents and personnel/packaging/container tests are no longer required for goods exported to China, so the National Health and Safety Administration of Argentina proceeded to issue timely notification of the repeal of the relevant requirements.

Compared with the first quarter of last year, trade volume of Argentine seafood to China has picked up in the same period of this year, and China's sanitary control on foreign seafood has been relaxed. China is the second largest export destination for Argentina's whole shrimp, with exports to China reaching 1,488 tons, up 628% year on year, tail exports also up 269% and squid exports up 42%.