Complaint to EU on Brazil exports

As beef producers concern over the impact of imports from Brazil intensifies, it has been confirmed that a formal; complaint has been lodged with the EU and the Council of the European Union Ombudsman, Nikiforous Diarmandouros alleging "mal-administration for their failure to ban Brazilian beef imports".

The ICMSA have joined with the Farmers for Fairness in Europe (FFE) in lodging the complaint which was drafted at the ICMSA Headquarters at Limerick.

ICMSA President, Jackie Cahill has described as incontrovertible the failure to ban beef imports from Brazil stressing that it is in breach of EC law.