ANALYSIS: EU Committee Votes to Ban Brazilian Poultry Imports from September 2026
A European Union committee comprising experts from member states voted on May 12, 2026, to ban imports of Brazilian poultry starting September 3, due to the use of antimicrobial substances for growth promotion in livestock. The decision to remove Brazil from the list of countries recognized as complying with EU food safety standards comes shortly after the provisional entry into force of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement on May 1, involving the European Union and the Mercosur member states of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay...
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