Exhibit 8, 100416 Brazil FMD Risk Evaluation - R-Calf

corridor inspection posts that were visited demonstrated working knowledge of requirements for
animals and products to enter or transit Santa Catarina. They described the day-to-day procedures
and provided copies of MAPA and CIDASC procedural manuals, personnel logs, and records of
activities. They also outlined the actions that would be taken if a transiting vehicle did not arrive at
the exit point within the appropriate time [11].
The site visit team examined paperwork of exiting vehicles and reviewed seal verification and
removal. The paperwork included the authorization for movement (issued by MAPA), the GTA
(provided by the LVU), and farm certification documents (issued by the local MAPA office in the
State). The site visit team observed that cargo trucks were properly checked and disinfected. The
team also observed that passenger cars are not routinely stopped at border points, but only vehicles
that could carry animals or large amounts of animal products. These vehicles were stopped and the
drivers were asked to open all cargo compartments. However, officials reported that during
outbreaks in neighboring areas (and a corresponding elevation in the risk status of the affected area),
security measures are tightened. Inspectors inspect more passenger vehicles and confiscate more
materials, including items for personal use such as sandwiches. In addition, staff clean and disinfect
all vehicles, not just livestock trucks [11].
Officials at the inspection station reported that any trucks with animals destined to stay in Santa
Catarina (as opposed to transiting the State) would be followed to the destination farm by CIDASC
officials who would break the seal on the farm and oversee the required 14-day quarantine period,
after which the animals may be allowed to move. The wheels and undercarriage of all trucks
carrying animals into Santa Catarina for any reason are disinfected on entry. The disinfection
equipment and procedures were demonstrated during the visit [11].
If confiscated materials exceed the local inspection post’s ability to properly disinfect and dispose of
them on site, the entire shipment will be directed to a local renderer for autoclave sterilization. The
official veterinarian on site will issue a seizure document and contact the highway police to escort
the truck to the plant. The plant will issue a document of inactivation, which is returned to the
inspection post. The shipper will also be fined. The border post with Rio Grande do Sul had not had
to do this and had no records to show the site visit team. Smaller amounts of confiscated material
are usually inactivated on site with iodine and buried. This process was demonstrated to the site visit
team [11].
Actions taken in the case of illegal entry
All animals susceptible to FMD, animal products and byproducts, veterinary products and materials
or substances that can carry the FMD virus coming into Santa Catarina that are not in compliance
with current legislation are slaughtered or destroyed at the discretion of the official veterinary
service and in accordance with the risk represented by the animal or product (Normative Instruction
SDA 05/2003). The results of inspection activities carried out in 2005 and the first half of 2006 are
shown in Table 6.
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