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Merlog Foods urges digital Vet certificate system to ease poultry import delays [SOUND]

# Merlog Foods is urging the Border Management Authority to adopt online verification for veterinary health certificates to ease poultry import delays. Manager Georg Southey says outdated paper checks cause week-long hold-ups, inflating protein prices and threatening food security. Despite both the Border Management Authority and Agriculture Department having access to Brazil’s secure online system, physical documents remain mandatory. He says digital checks would speed up inspections and secure affordable protein supply chains:

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