Hogan offers reassurance on Mercosur beef worry

All Brazil beef subject to documentary, identity and physical checks at EU border.

EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has sought to reassure farmers about Mercosur beef by pointing out that less than 1% of Brazilian slaughterhouses are approved for export to the EU — in effect, “the very best”.

He said there is currently a freeze on adding any new establishments to the list of slaughterhouses approved for export to the EU.