LAHORE: The prospects of animal casings export to Japan are brighter as private sector working in Pakistan has improved its efficiency and product level. Japanese experts Atsushi Kajwara and Ken Murata from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries expressed these views during their visit to United Casings and CoCo Traders Lahore, according to a spokesman for Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP).
The Japanese experts, who were on inspection visit to the subject facilities, hoped that animal casings export to Japan would be increased with the passage of time. They appreciated the quality of work being carried out in these units from raw material to the final processing.
Earlier, they took a round of the units and were briefed about the operating standards and working mechanism. The Japanese experts minutely examined the processing of animal casing units.
The representatives of United Casings and CoCo Traders thanked TDAP for organising the visit of the Japanese inspectors to Pakistan for inspection of the animal casings units in Pakistan.
He hoped the country’s exports would grow with the joint efforts of TDAP and private sector. TDAP engaged the Quarantine Department to ensure the product standardisation and observance of the agreement between both countries.
The spokesman mentioned that TDAP supported the Japanese experts visit to Pakistan with the objective to help the animal casings units for improving their quality and standardisation.
He added that export of animal casing from Pakistan had been stopped since September 2017. After the implementation of new rules, TDAP, Lahore took the lead by taking interest as otherwise it was the subject of Quarantine Department to take such measures as may lift ban on animal casings in Japan.
TDAP, with the coordination of Pakistan’s Commercial Counsellor in Japan arranged the visit of the Japanese inspectors for examining of the animal casing export to Japan.
