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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns

A herd of cattle in Brazil.
A herd of cattle in Brazil. The EU is banning imports of beef and chicken from the country. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The UK’s leading farming organisations and animal health experts have called for an urgent ban on imports of Brazilian meat, in light of concerns over the safety of imports.

The National Farmers’ Union in England and its sister organisations in the devolved administrations wrote to the government on Friday warning that public health was at risk.

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