Crisis hits Brazil’s meat industry over health scare

‘Concerns are rising over the health of meat products exported to global consumption markets by giant South American producer Brazil.
Following the disclosure of a scandal in Brazil that involved bribing inspectors to certify tainted meat, consumers are announcing bans on imports of animal products from the country.
China, Hong Kong and Japan, respectively the first, second and third top consumers of Brazilian meat, have all already suspended all imports.
Other important markets, notably the European Union, have stopped any imports from the 21 businesses under investigation.
Brazil’s government has appealed to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) members not to impose “arbitrary” bans on the country’s more than $13 billion meat export industry, AFP reported.’
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