UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns
by Fiona Harvey, environment editor from World news | The Guardian on (#780N2)
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The UK's leading farming organisations and animal health experts have called for an urgent ban on imports of Brazilian meat, in light of concerns over the safety of imports.
The National Farmers' Union in England and its sister organisations in the devolved administrations wrote to the government on Friday warning that public health was at risk.
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