Figures seen by the Irish Farmers Journal show that since April until the end of May, a total of 4,416 Brazilian consignments of animal origin were checked in compliance with EU check criteria.
Of this number, 108 consignments (1.8%) were rejected. Some 71% of these consignments were poultry meat, which were rejected due to salmonella.
Just 4% of rejected products were beef products, which were declined for STEC reasons (ie product is tested for Shiga toxin-producing E coli.
A further 2% of consignments were rejected due to drug residues on horsemeat, while 23% of the remaining meat products were rejected for other reasons.
Since April 2017, the EU has reinforced checks on Brazilian animal-origin products following the scandal that has engulfed the Brazilian meat industry.
Now, 100% of products are subject to physical checks and 20% subject to microbiological checks.
IFA poultry chair Nigel Renaghan said everyone had a pre-conceived idea it was beef that was mostly affected and that poultry meat shouldn’t be sacrificed in the Mercosur trade deal.
Read more
Full coverage of the Brazilian meat scandal
Figures seen by the Irish Farmers Journal show that since April until the end of May, a total of 4,416 Brazilian consignments of animal origin were checked in compliance with EU check criteria.
Of this number, 108 consignments (1.8%) were rejected. Some 71% of these consignments were poultry meat, which were rejected due to salmonella.
Just 4% of rejected products were beef products, which were declined for STEC reasons (ie product is tested for Shiga toxin-producing E coli.
A further 2% of consignments were rejected due to drug residues on horsemeat, while 23% of the remaining meat products were rejected for other reasons.
Since April 2017, the EU has reinforced checks on Brazilian animal-origin products following the scandal that has engulfed the Brazilian meat industry.
Now, 100% of products are subject to physical checks and 20% subject to microbiological checks.
IFA poultry chair Nigel Renaghan said everyone had a pre-conceived idea it was beef that was mostly affected and that poultry meat shouldn’t be sacrificed in the Mercosur trade deal.
Read more
Full coverage of the Brazilian meat scandal
SHARING OPTIONS: