Brazil has been deemed non-compliant with EU antimicrobial rules, in place to safeguard human health, that will kick in for meat imports later this year.
The clock is ticking for Brazil's meat sector to prove compliance with EU antimicrobial rules or else face exclusion from markets. \ Philip Doyle
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Brazilian meat exports to the EU have officially been placed on notice, after member states voted on Tuesday to strike Brazil off a draft list of countries that will be eligible to ship meat into the EU from September.
Brazil was removed from the list as the country has been deemed non-compliant with EU antimicrobial rules.
The rules have applied to EU livestock farmers since 2022 and will be applicable to those exporting meat and eggs into the EU from 3 September 2026.
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These regulations ban the use of antimicrobials as growth promoters or to boost weight gain, while also preventing the usage of medicines reserved for humans on livestock. However, while Brazil is currently dropped from the import eligibility list from September, the European Commission has left the door open for a continuation of Brazilian meat shipments if authorities there can prove compliance.
A Commission spokesperson told the Irish Farmers Journal that it will continue “contact to work towards their compliance with these requirements”. The timing of Brazil’s delisting comes as the country’s meat sector had been expecting more lucrative access through the Commission’s provisional implementation of the EU-Mercosur free trade deal that will cut beef import tariffs for exporters to the EU.
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Brazilian meat exports to the EU have officially been placed on notice, after member states voted on Tuesday to strike Brazil off a draft list of countries that will be eligible to ship meat into the EU from September.
Brazil was removed from the list as the country has been deemed non-compliant with EU antimicrobial rules.
The rules have applied to EU livestock farmers since 2022 and will be applicable to those exporting meat and eggs into the EU from 3 September 2026.
These regulations ban the use of antimicrobials as growth promoters or to boost weight gain, while also preventing the usage of medicines reserved for humans on livestock. However, while Brazil is currently dropped from the import eligibility list from September, the European Commission has left the door open for a continuation of Brazilian meat shipments if authorities there can prove compliance.
A Commission spokesperson told the Irish Farmers Journal that it will continue “contact to work towards their compliance with these requirements”. The timing of Brazil’s delisting comes as the country’s meat sector had been expecting more lucrative access through the Commission’s provisional implementation of the EU-Mercosur free trade deal that will cut beef import tariffs for exporters to the EU.
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