Meat: Brazil
Commons · Question 28671 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Rachel Gilmour
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the merits of introducing a ban on Brazilian meat imports, in line with measures introduced by the European Union.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 18 Sep 2026
Defra is working as quickly as possible to assess Brazilian production systems to ensure that beef and chicken from animals treated with certain antimicrobial products are not exported to Great Britain and is keeping trade restrictions under review. The a...