Dominican Republic – DIGEMAPS publishes draft Regulation governing the sanitary inspection of meat, meat products and other products of animal origin in the Dominican Republic

The Directorate General of Medicines, Food and Health Products (DIGEMAPSin Spanish) has published a draft regulation regulating the sanitary inspection of meat, meat products and other products of animal origin. The notified regulation establishes rules for the sanitary inspection of meat, meat products, poultry, eggs in shell, egg products and aquaculture and of establishments engaged in the slaughter, processing, transformation and storage of products and by-products of animal origin, poultry, aquaculture products, eggs in shell and eggs in shell and egg products, in order to ensure the safety of food intended for domestic consumption and for export and import.