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URUGUAYAN MEAT

URUGUAYAN MEAT


Uruguay, a unique place in the world


Uruguay is located at South America’s southeast. A country of 3 million people, 12 million heads of cattle and over 300 years’ experience in extensive cattle breeding. Its weather, location and geology make Uruguay one of the last reserves of natural prairies dedicated to livestock production.

The herds are raised in the open range all year long, and are naturally fed on vegetable protein, with no animal products or by-products included in their diet--these practises have been abolished by law for over 20 years.

 

  • Hormone free
  • Anti-biotic free
  • One of the “BSE Free” countries
  • 100% traceability
  • 86% of the land dedicated to cattle raising/agriculture.

OUR MEAT TASTE


The taste of meat from animals raised in freedom and fed on pastures is incomparable. That is why the most important Chefs use this meat to enhance the taste of their creations.

Uruguayan meat allows to enjoy a special taste with the certainty of contributing low levels of fat and many other nutrients with health benefits. The world consumer’s tendency is to seek for natural and healthy foods.

We are devoted to supply these qualities in order to satisfy our customers, caring for the environment and keeping the flavour, the nutritional value, the tenderness and colour of our meats.

Our meat is lean, nutritional, free of hormones, antibiotics or chemical residue. And our 100% Traceability System allows us to guarantee our products origin.

OUR QUALITY


Access to major markets requires a great job on security. Thus, the certification of this product ensures that the products obtained through this series of steps are under control.

In addition to the health and safety aspects, it is useful also to address specific business requirements of buyers.

The certifications began made in the final product and was so through the Uruguay Official Certification Quality Control performed by the National Meat Institute (INAC), 30 years guarantee minimum levels of market quality of meat exports.

The evolution of the requirements for certification of products began to fall back on industrialization and that’s how the final product also included the final stages of the task-conditions, cooling boning.

Finally, in recent years, the requirements in this regard in the markets and end users began to aim at primary production level, continuing the shipment, transportation, industrial stage to final product.

Implement a tracking system, both livestock and the industry, becomes an essential tool pra grant such certifications.

INAC, in fulfilling its tasks, performs a series of certifications that include:

Mandatory certification as a Certified Quality Control Officer COCC and certification of the Hilton quota that Uruguay offers to guarantee product quality at the markets.

Optional Certifications, which include those that are need for a particular market and that the Institute makes available to the exporters, is the market Meat Certification required by the Chilean government to ensure compliance with established regulations of that country.

Voluntary certifications, those that INAC, constantly in search of better opportunities pra insertion of Uruguayan beef in the world offers as a tool of differentiation.

These certifications are framed in Meat Certification Programs PPC.