South Africa suspends some meat imports from Brazil

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South Africa suspends some meat imports from Brazil

5:56 CAT | 22 Mar 2017

A member of the Public Health Surveillance Agency measures the temperature where the meats are exposed before collecting them to analyse in their laboratory, at a supermarket in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Reuters / A member of the Public Health Surveillance Agency measures the temperature where the meats are exposed before collecting them to analyse in their laboratory, at a supermarket in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 20, 2017.

South Africa has suspended some meat imports from Brazil citing a scandal in the South American country’s meat processing industry, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on Wednesday.

Police in Brazil have launched raids to investigate alleged bribes paid to conceal unsanitary conditions in Brazil’s meatpacking facilities.

China and Canada also suspended some meat imports from Brazil on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters