And while those products are not regulated and thus need no supplies control permit - just the presence of the brand Bimbo in Belize has caused disquiet amongst bakers.
The CEO for Agriculture said it is a commercial arrangement that they have no regulatory power over.
Servulo Baeza, CEO, Min. of Agriculture
"As it is right now, it will only be an issue with in terms of food safety, where they will have to go through the procedures with BAHA to ensure that they adhere to all the whatever regulations or whatever we have in terms of food safety."
"Some of the bakers have already reached out to the ministry saying, I mean, how is this possible? We have products being produced locally. I mean, how do you allow this? I mean, what can we put in place to have some kind of regulation for these products?"
Baeza says that if sliced bread is imported, they would have to draft an SI to control its importation.
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