Ulaanbaatar
Food inspection laboratories to be established at Gashuunsukhait and Khangi border checkpoints
Economy | Agriculture
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/. At the regular Cabinet meeting today on November 3, it was decided to establish food inspection laboratories at the border checkpoints of Gashuunsukhait and Khangi.
Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Light Industry Z.Mendsaikhan said, “Due to the current COVID-19 situation at Erlian border checkpoint of China, the import of key import products have been temporarily halted. Thus, in order to increase the points for importing the products, the General Agency for Specialized Inspection will be establishing laboratories at the two border checkpoints. It was also decided to create opportunities to import foods, key import products, medical equipment and supplies through the cooperation of Mongolian and Chinese border authorities by the end of this week.”
Furthermore, a decision was made to create opportunities to increase the supply of meat in the country’s central region.
In the framework of the ‘MNT 10 trillion Comprehensive Plan for Health Protection and Economic Recovery’, loans of MNT 150 billion with an interest of 3 percent will be provided for those in the industries of flour and fodder this year, reported the Minister.
