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Zimbabwe bans Brazil meat imports
25 Mar 2017 at 04:50hrs | Views
Zimbabwe has joined a growing band of other countries in banning the importation of meat and related products from Brazil, with that country already investigating rotten meat exports.Agricul
ture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made said the position was precautionary.
"This is a matter that is being investigated by the Brazilian Government themselves.
"So, with us it is the same, we suspended importation of any goods that are related to meat products originating from Brazil" Made said.
Zimbabwe has been importing large quantities of meat, including cheap chickens from Brazil.
According to Made the ban would subsist until Brazilian authorities finalised investigations into the matter and Zimbabwe's authorities conducted inspections in the country and were satisfied.
South Africa and China have also imposed a ban on the products, with Hong Kong experiencing price instability as a result of the ban, as the country imports large quantities from Brazil.
ture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Minister Joseph Made said the position was precautionary.
"This is a matter that is being investigated by the Brazilian Government themselves.
"So, with us it is the same, we suspended importation of any goods that are related to meat products originating from Brazil" Made said.
According to Made the ban would subsist until Brazilian authorities finalised investigations into the matter and Zimbabwe's authorities conducted inspections in the country and were satisfied.
South Africa and China have also imposed a ban on the products, with Hong Kong experiencing price instability as a result of the ban, as the country imports large quantities from Brazil.
Source - Herald
