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szdaily -> World Economy -> 
Brazil meat probe triggers bans from China to Chile
    2017-03-23  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

    SOME of the world’s biggest protein buyers are slapping limits on supplies from Brazil as producers in the country become embroiled in a tainted-meat scandal.

    China, the largest importer of Brazil chicken and beef, has temporarily suspended shipments from the South American country, while the European Union and Chile have restricted purchases. Singapore authorities said they’re monitoring meat shipments from Brazil, as South Korea lifted its short-lived ban on chicken imports from BRF SA after confirming that it never purchased rotten chicken from Brazil.

    The move to protect meat supplies comes after Brazilian federal authorities said last week they’re investigating evidence that companies including BRF and JBS SA, the nations’ largest meat producers, bribed government officials to approve the sale of spoiled meat.

    Prosecutors allege some sausages and cold cuts contained animal parts, such as pig heads, that some meat products were adulterated with cardboard, and that in some cases, acid was used to mask the smell of tainted meat.

    Global importers were quick to take action in wake of the scandal. The Chinese mainland and Hong Kong were the destination for about a third of the US$5.5 billion in beef shipped from Brazil last year, according to the meat exporters group Abiec. They accounted for 17 percent of the chicken shipped by the South American nation, according to industry data.

    China has said it won’t accept meat shipments until Brazil provides further clarification on the probe, while Chile temporarily banned all meat imports from Brazil.

    Yum China Holdings Inc., which operates the biggest fast-food chain of more than 7,500 restaurants in China, declined to comment on whether it’s affected by the scandal. McDonald’s Corp., which runs 2,400 outlets, said it doesn’t import meat from the suppliers named in the probe. The company uses mostly domestic and Australian meat at its restaurants in China, according to a spokeswoman.

    China edged past Brazil last year as the second-largest consumer of beef and veal, with both nations accounting for about 13 percent of global demand.

    South Korean retailers Lotte Shopping Co.’s Lotte Mart, E-Mart Inc. and Homeplus Co. said they are suspending sales of Brazilian chicken at their stores out of caution, even as the country lifted a temporary suspension on chicken imports from BRF. The lift came after government officials confirmed with Brazil that imports from BRF are from plants that aren’t contaminated. (SD-Agencies)

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