UK farming groups and animal health experts are urging the government to halt imports of Brazilian meat after Brazil was found non-compliant with European Union regulations on antibiotic use in cattle and poultry farming. The concerns stem from potential risks to public health, with leading agricultural unions in England and other UK regions issuing a joint warning. Authorities are now under pressure to act as the debate over food safety standards intensifies.
Brazil failed to prove compliance with EU rules on use of antibiotics in cattle and poultry farmingThe UK’s leading farming organisations and animal health experts have called for an urgent ban on imports of Brazilian meat, in light of concerns over the safety of imports.The National Farmers’ Union in England and its sister organisations in the devolved administrations wrote to the government on Friday warning that public health was at risk. Continue reading...
