Paula Hynes: The heat is coming on Brazilian beef

Brazilian beef is back in the headlines, but it looks like it will be coming off the menus in the EU, writes Cork dairy farmer Paula Hynes

There is extensive use of antibiotics and hormones in cattle in the South American country, which is the largest exporter of beef in the world.

Brazilian beef is back in the headlines, but it looks like it will be coming off the menus in the EU.

Standards in Brazil are a lot different to the EU when it comes to how animals are raised. There is extensive use of antibiotics and hormones in cattle in the South American country, which is the largest exporter of beef in the world.