Allister prepares for EP Brazil visit
18 April 2008
Traditional Unionist MEP Jim Allister will travel to Brazil on a fact finding visit next week, as part of a European Parliament Agriculture Committee delegation.
The Ulster MEP said,
“Numerous FVO Reports have detected gross inadequacies in Brazil’s beef production standards, while until recently the Commission has sought to downplay these failings. The committee wanted the opportunity to go and see for itself the issues around Brazilian beef production which have been the subject of such controversy in recent years.”
“I expect the Brazilian officials will want to present a rosy image of Brazilian beef production to the delegation. However, armed with the findings of the FVO’s Inspection trip in November, I will be under no illusion about the systematic failings in holding registration methods, animal ID and movement controls, combined with the Brazilian Government’s less than forthright approach, which, I believe justifies a complete ban on Brazilian beef from entering the EU.”
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