IFA: EU report a damning indictment of Brazilian beef auditing
IFA president Padraig Walshe said the report by the Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) records ongoing failures by Brazil to meet EU standards.
He said Health and Consumer Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou is left with no choice but to de-list and throw out the entire 412 Brazilian farms incorrectly audited and cleared for export to the EU. “In an astonishing revelation, the FVO has told the European Commission that none of the Brazilian certifiers met during the mission had counted the animals or read ear tags during their visits to approve and inspect the holdings for export to the EU.
