Environment lifts the ban on importing Al-Jaziri

Sheep inspection upon arrival at Hamriyah port.

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Yesterday, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment announced that sheep and island goats would be allowed to be imported and traded in the UAE market.

This breed of sheep and goats has been banned since 2014 due to some accountability related to ensuring public safety.

The decision came as a result of the desire to return this type of livestock to the state market while ensuring concern for public safety by adhering to the strict standard precautionary measures adopted by the Ministry.

Accordingly, a batch of insular sheep and goats was entered, numbered and examined in the specialized laboratories according to the procedures followed, and had previously been examined in laboratories of the mother country and given preventive treatment to combat potential internal and external parasites. Al Hamriya Port in Dubai, in line with the national precautionary measures.

The Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al-Nuaimi, conducted an inspection tour of the livestock inspection and isolation facilities at Al Hamriya Port in Dubai to review the health and safety procedures followed in the facility and to ensure the application of the highest safety standards.

Al-Nuaimi said, “Food security and safety is a priority on our agenda.

The ministry is also committed to continuing to monitor and improve veterinary facilities at ports of entry in the country to ensure their compliance with the highest international standards in all operations.

He added that "any decision to prevent a specific type of animal comes within the framework of the ministry's concern for the safety of consumers, and lifting the ban is accompanied by many measures after the exporting markets adhere to strict local standards, and we always strive to ensure food diversity and provide alternatives in line with the highest safety standards approved."

The country is expected to receive a new group of sheep and goats during the last quarter of 2020, in addition to enhancing the availability of this type of livestock in the local markets by exploring many new markets as part of the strengthening of the national food security system.

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