Final Report of an Audit Carried Out in Argentina Covering Argentina's Meat Inspection System, September 21 through October 26, 2005

摘要

The audit took place in Argentina from September 21 through October 26, 2005. An opening meeting was held on September 21, 2005, in Buenos Aires with the Central Compentent Authority (CCA). In this meeting, the auditor confirmed the objective and scope of the audit, the auditor's itinerary, and requested additional information needed to complete the audit of Argentina's meat inspection system. The auditor was accompanied during the entire audit by representatives from the CCA, representatives from the provincial offices, and local inspection offices. This audit was a routine annual audit. The objective of the audit was to evaluate the performance of the CCA with respect to controls over the slaughter and processing establishments certified by the CCA as eligible to export meat products to the United States. In pursuit of the objective, the following sites were visited: The headquarters of the CCA, two provincial offices, two laboratories performing analytical testing on United States-eligible product, 11 bovine slaughter/cutting establishments and one bovine processing establishment.