NCBA to USDA: halt Brazilian fresh beef imports

NCBA to USDA: halt Brazilian fresh beef imports

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says it’s time to keep Brazilian fresh beef out of the US.

Ethan Lane tells Brownfield Brazil’s inability to adhere to rules set by the World Organization for Animal Health for reporting cases of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is concerning. “The Brazilians fail to report cases like that for in these cases 74 days when the standard the rest of the world adheres to including the U.S.