UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns

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A herd of cattle in Brazil. The EU is banning imports of beef and chicken from the country. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A herd of cattle in Brazil. The EU is banning imports of beef and chicken from the country. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Meat UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns Brazil has failed to prove compliance with EU rules on use of antibiotics in cattle and poultry farming

Prefer the Guardian on Google 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.

Brazilian cattle and poultry are feared to be frequently reared with the routine use of antibiotics, after the country failed to demonstrate compliance with EU rules on the issue despite a tightening of some regulations by the government.

The overuse of antibiotics in farming is a leading cause of the growth of superbugs , which are resistant to antibiotic medicines critical for human health .