CONTINENT | COUNTRY | ACTION |
---|---|---|
ASIA | China | Suspended beef and chicken imports |
Hong Kong | Suspended frozen and chilled meat imports | |
Macau | Suspended frozen meat imports, according to Xinhua News Agency | |
Saudi Arabia | Increased inspections | |
Qatar | Ordered ports to hold products until samples taken and analyzed | |
South Korea | Temporarily suspended distribution, which has since been resumed | |
Japan | Suspended imports from 21 plants involved | |
AMERICAS | Chile | Temporarily banned imports |
Argentina | Increased sanitary controls | |
Uruguay | Suspended imports from plants involved | |
Mexico | Suspended livestock imports | |
U.S. | Delisted one plant | |
Jamaica | Suspended imports, according to Folha de S. Paulo newspaper | |
EUROPE | EU | Suspended meat, chicken imports from plants involved |
U.K. | Increased border checks | |
AFRICA | Egypt | Increased inspection rules, temporarily suspended permits on new imports |
South Africa | Suspended meat imports from some companies |
Brazil Meat Exports Plunge 99.9% as More Countries Add Curbs
By: Fabiana Batista, Rachel Gamarski and Gerson Freitas Jr. | Mar 22 2017 at 12:19 PM | International Trade