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FASFC - DG Control Policy1
FASFC Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food chain of Belgium
illegal introduction ofbush meat in Belgium
SCoFCAH 12-13 april 2005
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Legal base
Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 of 16 April 2004 laying down measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal
consumption
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illegal introduction of ‘exotic’ meat products in Belgium
Meat of Monkey Antelope Domestic pigs Wild boar Snake …..
Fish products
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List of the five third countries from which passengers were most regularly found to be carrying illegal meat and milk consignments
Congo (76% of all confiscated consignments)
Far East
TurkeyAfrica
(countries other then Congo and Morocco)
Morocco
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Total number of illegal consignments of meat and milk productsin personal luggage confiscated at Brussels Airport in 2004
January 720.20 kg
February 649.00 kg
March 393.70 kg
April 533.00 kg
May 501.50 kg
June 286.40 kg
July 861.50 kg
August 2.426.30 kg
September 1.895.55 kg
October 1.067.00 kg
November 690.30 kg
December 870.40 kg
10.894.85 kg
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illegal introduction of ‘exotic’ animal products
African family tradition : gift of food when visiting family and friends
evolution to
illegal import business in ‘exotic’ products
forretail trade, ‘exotic’ restaurants, …etc
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Trafic routes Kinshasa - Brussels
Flights SN Brussels airlines
other possibility:
Flight Air France: Kinshasa – Paris Charles De Gaulle Roissy
Thalys: Paris – Brussels south Five daily high-speed Thalys trains connect Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport
to the center of Brussels
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Case report
African ‘exotic’ retail trade in Brussels: On 26 january 2005: visit of Social Legislation Police
– Several infractions against Social legislation and Food law– Seizure of products of animal origin
Immediate closing of the shop and interdiction of all trade activities On 27 january 2005: Police visit with agent of the FASFC
– Infrastructure: not conform– Shop: no refrigeration– Meat and fish products: no packing, no identification– Locals: unhygienic, dirty– Keeping qualities of products: date depassed– Holding of products of different kinds: meat products, cosmetics, …
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Case report
On 27 january 2005: – Judicial investigations and official report of responsible persons
Trafic route: Kinshasa – ParisThalys: Paris – Brussels south
– Transmission of products for laboratory analysis and identification: Originated of animals not protected by the CITES Convention of
Washington– 26 smoked fish (species Protopterus)– 11 parts of carcasses and 6 legs of antelope (Cephalophus?), domestic
african pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) and african wild boar (Potamochoerus porcus)
Originated of animals protected by the CITES Convention of Washington– one head of monkey of the Cercopithecas species– 3 carcasses of monkeys (2 Cercopithecus ascanius and 1 Cercopithecus
neglectus)
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Case report
Official information of the competent authorities
CVO France
European Commission, DG SANCO