BRAZIL FMD EU BEEF IMPORT BAN

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission is planning to ban Brazilian beef imports into the European Union from the cattle-rich Mato Grosso do Sul state, west-central Brazil, following a foot-and-mouth outbreak. The ban will apply to meat from animals slaughtered since September 30, affecting more than half of Brazilian exports to the EU, said Brussels. The Office International des Épizooties (OIE), the world animal health organisation, has reported an outbreak involving 153 cases, in the municipality of Eldorado (NAME IS CORRECT). This has sparked local movement ...


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