Dive Summary:
- Japan, China, South Africa, South Korea and Saudi Arabia have all banned the importing of beef from Brazil after the announcement earlier this month.
- The bans stem more from the extended period of time it took Brazil to announce it had found a case of mad cow, almost two years, than the detection itself.
- A similar incident happened in the U.S., but the USDA immediately announced it to the international community and launched a thorough investigation, alleviating much international concern.
From the article:
Among the five countries that have totally blocked Brazilian beef, only Saudi Arabia is among the top ten importing counties for the product. Egypt has blocked beef only from Brazil’s state of Parana, where two years ago a cow collapsed and died. A sample was eventually tested and was confirmed positive for BSE.
