Imports from Brazil are not only killing the local industry, but could kill consumers because of salmonella risks, the body's boss says.
Imports from Brazil are not only killing the local industry, but could kill consumers because of salmonella risks, the body’s boss says.
Lobbyists are pushing for importers to cough up 82% in import duties, claiming the imported chicken was being sold to local markets at too low a price for local producers to compete. Last month, Brazil’s largest chicken producer, BRF SA, recalled more than 450 tons of fresh chicken, most of which was destined for international markets, after laboratory tests detected a risk ofThe European Union had already issued a ban on certain poultry imports from Brazil following a Brazilian police investigation into alleged bribery of health officials in the sector in 2017.
Mooketsa Ramasodi, deputy director-general of agricultural production and health at the department of agriculture, yesterday acknowledged Sapa’s request for a ban.
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