Imports of meat from Brazil will in future be subjected not only to physical checks for 100% of consignments at points of entry to the EU, but also to targeted microbiological controls on a sample of 20% of consignments, the European Commission announced on the evening of Wednesday 29 March (see EUROPE 11757).
The representatives of the member states and the European Commission reached consensus on this subject on Wednesday at the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (PAFF)....