From Monday, mink farms throughout the country can receive unannounced inspection visits by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration.
It writes the Ministry of the Environment and Food in a press release.
This is a consequence of an increasing number of corona infections in mink herds. Especially in North Jutland.
– It is of course worrying that the infection is spreading, and we must ensure that the risk of infection is as small as possible, says Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Mogens Jensen (S) in the press release.
– Therefore, I have asked the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration to take unannounced random checks to check whether the employees on the country’s mink farms follow the authorities’ instructions on the use of protective equipment and other precautions, says Mogens Jensen.
Precautions on the use of masks, hand sanitizer and other protective equipment must be observed, the minister said.
Since July, it has been a legal requirement that everyone traveling in mink herds must wear protective equipment to avoid corona transmission between humans and animals.
– The purpose of this is that we can find new cases of infection more quickly and thus also get the infection contained more quickly, says Mogens Jensen.
Source: The Nordic Page