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Livestock not posing health threat, assures Agriculture Authority

Kuwait's Agriculture Authority Upholds Safety Assurance: Consumption of Meat or Milk from Affected Cattle with Foot-and-Mouth Disease Does Not Pose a Health Threat. Salem Al-Hai, the Director-General, underlines PAAAFR's dedication to controlling the disease, as they actively work towards...

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Livestock not posing health threat, assures Agriculture Authority

Kuwait's Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) has given its residents and citizens the green light to consume meat and milk from cows infected with foot-and-mouth disease without any health worries.

PAAAFR's Director-General Salem Al-Hai stressed the organization's dedication to ridding the disease, working diligently towards the import of a vaccine set to arrive in early May.

In accordance with medical reports, the disease mainly hurts livestock economically by decreasing milk production yet does not compromise the safety of meat or dairy products for human consumption.

The disease, primarily striking cattle, was first detected on April 7 in Sulaibiya, and since then, it has spread to 10 farms, impacting 1,400 out of 23,000 cows. Despite the rapid spread, the scenario remains under control, as stated by Dr. Khaled Al-Fayez during an awareness seminar.

Though there seems to be no specific mention of Sulaibiya in the latest reports, the disease has been confirmed on multiple cattle farms across Kuwait. The Public Authority for Agriculture is actively monitoring the situation through lab tests to confirm the disease.

Regarding the vaccine, currently, specific arrival dates are not detailed in the available reports, but Kuwait is actively working on importing vaccines to combat the outbreak.

  1. The Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) is actively working on importing vaccines to combat the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in livestock, as confirmed by recent reports.
  2. Despite the rapid spread of foot-and-mouth disease in Kuwait, the Public Authority for Agriculture (PAAAFR) has assured its residents and citizens that consuming meat and milk from infected cows does not compromise their health and wellness.
  3. The foot-and-mouth disease mainly affects livestock economically by decreasing milk production, but according to medical-conditions reports, it does not pose a threat to the safety of meat or dairy products for human consumption.
  4. The Director-General of PAAAFR, Salem Al-Hai, has expressed the organization's dedication to eradicating the foot-and-mouth disease, with efforts being made towards the import of a vaccine expected to arrive in early May.
The Director-General of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR), Salem Al-Hai, has confirmed that consuming meat or milk from cows affected by foot-and-mouth disease does not pose a health risk to Kuwaiti citizens and residents. The PAAAFR is actively working to control the disease and has plans to import a specific resource towards this end.

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