Blumar receives remote Russian inspection

Blumar receives remote Russian inspection. Blumar has become the first salmon producer in Chile to receive Russian authorities for remote inspection.

The inspection was carried out at the Blumar Salmon Plant in Talcahuano in order to reveal and publicize the sanitary measures in transport in the framework of the pandemic.

The initiative is part of the requests agreed with the Russian government to allow remote phytosanitary inspections, in compliance with the sanitary requirements demanded by the Rosselkoznadzhor, the Russian competent authority.

This modality, which the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) has been implementing since 2020 in processing establishments, has proven to be an efficient work tool that allows continuity of official inspection activities, facilitating safety and security control. guarantee compliance with the sanitary requirements of the countries receiving aquaculture and fisheries exports.

The Commercial Manager of Salmones, Daniel Montoya, commented that:

“The pandemic has brought important changes that have forced us to develop, with the help of technology, new ways of communicating and relating without contact, even carrying out these audits of the facilities. video call production “.

He also added that:

“I am sure that many of these remote processes will continue in the future, even after the pandemic has ended. But the final decision, despite official inspections of the plants, will be made by each country.”

The Russian authorities have gradually lifted their restrictions imposed since 2019 on the 19 processing plants related to the production and trade of Salmon. The most recent have been different Salmon plants located in the Los Lagos Region and it is expected that Blumar will also be part of this lifting of restrictions.