Illegal animal-origin products seized in baggage from international flights at São Paulo Guarulhos airport (GRU / SBGR), Brazil

Authors

  • Cristiano Barros de Melo Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, cristianomelo@unb.br
  • Bruno Benin Belo Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, Superintendência Federal de Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, Brasil, brunobelo25@unb.br
  • Marcos Eielson Pinheiro de Sá Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuaria, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, marcossa@agricultura.gov.br
  • Concepta Margareth McManus Pimentel Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasília, concepta@unb.br http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1106-8962
  • Luiza de Souza Seixas Melo Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, luizasseixas@gmail.com

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/cab19039744

Abstract

Air transportation is one of the most important means to introduce illegally imported animal-origin products into a country. Studies have demonstrated that these items pose a risk of disseminating diseases. São Paulo Guarulhos International Airport (GRU / SBGR) is the main international airport in Brazil in terms of people movement and it has the largest number of seizures of animal-origin products. The aim of the present work was to describe the dynamics of the seizure of illegally imported animal-origin products in baggage from international flight passengers at GRU / SBGR Airport in Brazil. Five hundred and eighty-nine different flights from 43 airlines, arriving from 117 countries were analyzed between 2006 and 2009. The total number of seized items increased from 2006 to 2009 and a single flight from France had the highest number of seizures, followed by flights from South Africa and Germany. Countries were grouped into regions or continents to facilitate the analysis. This grouping was based on historical and cultural ties rather than geographical aspects. Seafood was the most frequently seized product, followed by dairy products, as well as processed and raw meat. 

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Author Biographies

Cristiano Barros de Melo, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, cristianomelo@unb.br

http://lattes.cnpq.br/1686704472655874

Bruno Benin Belo, Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, Superintendência Federal de Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, Brasil, brunobelo25@unb.br

http://lattes.cnpq.br/5603383696661622

Marcos Eielson Pinheiro de Sá, Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuaria, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, marcossa@agricultura.gov.br

http://lattes.cnpq.br/6942603411301477

Concepta Margareth McManus Pimentel, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasília, concepta@unb.br

http://lattes.cnpq.br/6052239712915301

Luiza de Souza Seixas Melo, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil, luizasseixas@gmail.com

http://lattes.cnpq.br/6665269194882493

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Published

2018-04-25

How to Cite

BARROS DE MELO, C.; BENIN BELO, B.; EIELSON PINHEIRO DE SÁ, M.; MARGARETH MCMANUS PIMENTEL, C.; DE SOUZA SEIXAS MELO, L. Illegal animal-origin products seized in baggage from international flights at São Paulo Guarulhos airport (GRU / SBGR), Brazil. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 19, p. 1–9, 2018. DOI: 10.1590/cab19039744. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/e-39744. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 19 (2018): Continuous publication

Section

MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA

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