EU suspends Brazilian meat imports over health concerns

The European Commission said Brazil has failed to provide sufficient guarantees that its exports meet EU standards aimed at preventing the misuse of antibiotics in livestock farming. The bloc bans the use of antimicrobials to promote growth in livestock, as part of efforts to curb antimicrobial resistance.

The European Commission said Brazil has failed to provide sufficient guarantees that its exports meet EU standards aimed at preventing the misuse of antibiotics in livestock farming. The bloc bans the use of antimicrobials to promote growth in livestock, as part of efforts to curb antimicrobial resistance.

The European Union will suspend imports of Brazilian meat and other animal products from Thursday, pending assurances from Brazil that it is complying with the bloc's animal health rules.

Mark Mansfield Welsh farming leaders have joined calls for an urgent ban on Brazilian meat imports, warning that failure to act could put public health and domestic producers at risk. NFU Cymru president Abi Reader is among the leaders of the UK’s four main farming unions who have written to Defra Secretary Dame Angela