The Ministry of Health has extended to the Checkpoint Ancona border crossing port with the authorization to operate as a Import control for products of non-animal origin (PNAO) to be stored at a controlled temperature for consumption human. At the checkpoint, which is already operational, they are now Check foods, such as fruits and vegetables, that come away from non-EU countries.

The premises where the new PNAO service is active, equipped for controls and with cold rooms for the food preservation, have been made available to the by the Port System Authority of the Central Adriatic Sea in the area of the new Darsena. The port of Ancona was already Included in the national list of border control posts authorised to carry out import checks on products of origin Animal (POA).

"We are very satisfied," said the president of the Port Authority, Vincenzo Garofalo - for the activation of this new authorisation to the Border Control Post for which We would like to thank the Ministry of Health and in particular the Ancona degli Uvac-Pcf, Veterinary Offices for the fulfilment of the Community obligations. Effective cooperation between the institutions has once again led to a concrete result that benefits both citizens and port operators who will now be able to work to intercept the growth opportunities linked to also to the commercial traffic of these products'.