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20 March 2017

Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, discusses steps to be taken to address allegations regarding corned beef imported from Brazil with representatives from the Ministry of Health, Jamaica Customs Agency, Consumer Affairs Commission, National Compliance Regulatory Authority and The Bureau of Standards Jamaica. Others from left are Dr. Osbil Watson, Chief Veterinary Officer at the Ministry; Permanent Secretary Donovan Stanberry; and Chief Technical Director, Dermon Spence.

Government imposes temporary ban on Brazilian corned beef

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 20 Mar 2017   

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries has imposed an immediate import ban on corned beef originating from Brazil.
The move follows reports from Brazilian authorities that several major Brazilian meat processors have been “selling rotten beef and poultry”. The companies are also alleged to have paid hefty bribes to auditors in exchange for fraudulent sanitary licenses.
The Brazilian companies implicated by the Brazilian authorities supply 99.5 per cent of the corned beef on the local market.
Given the gravity of the situation, Minister of Industry,...

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