Summary
Brazilian beef has been in the news. The efforts of some EU farming interests, particularly in Ireland, to have imports of Brazilian beef banned are making headlines, but the arguments used amount to little more than scaremongering.
To claim that importing Brazilian beef could give rise to problems for human or animal health is alarmist nonsense. It is local trade protectionism hiding behind a facade of reason.See the full content of this document
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Brazilian Farmers Present Their Case
We acknowledge shortcomings where they exist, but will not allow lies and distortions to pass unchallenged.
The starting point is this: Brazil supplies only a small proportion of the beef used in the UK and Ireland. It has supplied countries in the EU with competitively priced, good-...See the full content of this document
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