Lots of hairy ugly US men looking for love will soon have to find other venues than Russia. Some of these males post their nonsense here...I see. OTOH Russians will be spared hormone laden US agri beef...Brazil produces far better...
I guess that means more traffic to the Philippines. lol
Paging AlexW for the heck of it
"Brazilian beef and food production does not measure up to the standards found in Europe as per EU inspectors.
Hormones and anti-biotics banned from use on animals in the EU are freely available and present on farms in Brazil, according to the EU Food and Veterinary Office (FVO)."
http://www.e-steroid.com/steroids-blog/brazilian-beef-not-conforming-to-eu-standards.html
But the Denver-based National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says that action by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service opening the U.S. to importation of fresh and frozen beef from 14 Brazilian states is putting those consumers at risk. And, because of a separate audit, USDA won’t be certifying any new establishments as eligible to export to the U.S. The conflicting decisions have left a lingering controversy in their wake.
“We are more convinced than ever, after reading this report, that Brazil is not capable of holding its industry to the same standards we hold ourselves to,” says Victoria, TX, cattleman Bob McCan, NCBA president.
McCan was referring to the final audit report dated April 16, 2014, from USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on the Feb. 19-March 14, 2013, onsite review of Brazil’s inspection system. The cattlemen’s group is critical of FSIS for not providing more timely access to the report on Brazil’s inspection system.
Onsite reviews are conducted to determine if a foreign country’s meat inspection system is equivalent to USDA’s. Importing nations must meet or exceed requirements imposed in the U.S. by FSIS meat inspectors.
An onsite review like the one conducted last year in Brazil focuses on six main system components: government oversight, statutory authority and food safety regulations, sanitation, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) systems, chemical residue control programs, and microbiological testing programs.
NCBA’s chief veterinarian, Dr. Kathy Simmons, says the cattlemen’s association has “significant concerns with Brazil’s ability and willingness to meet established compliance requirements.”
“Most alarming to me is the inconsistent application and implementation of Specified Risk Material (SRM) requirements throughout the system and a history of unresolved drug residue violations,” Simmons says.
SRMs, including such parts as the brain, skull, spinal cord and eyes, are prohibited from entering the human food chain because of their potential as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agents. BSE is the prion disorder also known as “Mad Cow” disease.
Brazil’s meat inspectors do not have a uniform definition for SRMs in cattle consistent with FSIS requirements. The audit found that would result in inconsistent implementation of SRM regulations.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2014/05/usdas-opening-to-beef-from-brazil-blocked-by-food-safety-concerns/#.U-bnPrsg9FY
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