For fear of foot-and-mouth disease, the European Union banned the import of some Brazilian beef

Introduction: the European Commission said Thursday that its veterinary experts voted to ban the import of several varieties of beef from a region of Brazil due to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in its neighboring Paraguay Meat from Paraguay had been banned from the group of 15 countries long before the outbreak of FMD, EU officials said in a report The outbreak took place in canindeyu, bordering Brazil Marcus Vinicius, Brazil's agriculture minister, dismissed the ban, saying it would have no impact on Brazilian beef exports "The ban covers only one region, bordering Paraguay, which does not export beef to the European Union "He said in Campinas, Sao Paulo He also said there was no need to enforce the ban because Brazil had already taken effective measures to stop the spread of the disease Brazil also helped Paraguay vaccinate cattle and destroy infected cattle However, as a precaution, the EU veterinary team still recommended that the European Commission suspend the import of beef from the seven falls region of Mato Grosso, South Brazil According to the ban, all beef that has been boned before October 31 and beef cattle that have grown up in the above-mentioned areas are not allowed to enter the EU-15 countries Generally, the suggestions of EU veterinarians will be adopted by the European Commission, and then formally implemented by the European Commission The above prohibition will come into force as soon as it is approved Last year there was a foot-and-mouth epidemic in Europe, causing a large number of livestock to be slaughtered and burned The UK is the most heavily spread area of the highly contagious disease, and it was not until January this year that it was finally declared free of foot-and-mouth disease.