https://www.scmp.com/rss/324250/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Meat imports from an exporter and two plants in Brazil have been suspended after 200 tonnes of chicken feet and animal organs produced as pet food were claimed to be fit for human ­consumption. The Centre for Food Safety said 10 batches had been imported over the past year from the same exporter, but their health certificates, suspected to be fake, did not indicate they were for pets. Recall in Brazil meat scandal amounts to sale ban, Hong Kong traders say The centre has reported the case to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2112286/hong-kong-bans-meat-imports-brazilian-firms-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2112286/hong-kong-bans-meat-imports-brazilian-firms-after?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Sep 2017 13:39:55 +0000 China on Friday launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Brazilian broiler chicken and products after a complaint from the domestic industry that the South American country has been selling the meat below market value. Brazil accounted for more than 50 per cent of broiler product supplies to China, the world’s second largest poultry consumer, between 2013 and 2016, according to a preliminary review, a commerce nministry statement said on Friday. Any move to penalise imports worth... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2107313/china-probes-dumping-cheap-brazilian-chicken-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2107313/china-probes-dumping-cheap-brazilian-chicken-market?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Aug 2017 04:11:47 +0000 About 3,000kg of meat from the 21 companies involved in a bribery and tainted meat scandal in Brazil could have already been sold to customers in Hong Kong despite a government recall. But official tests showed all 180 samples of Brazilian meat currently available in Hong Kong markets were found to be satisfactory. Centre for Food Safety controller Gloria Tam Lai-fan told lawmakers that the government had recalled 89 tons of Brazilian meat during a two-week operation starting on March 24 and... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2086065/about-3000kg-brazilian-meat-could-have-been-sold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2086065/about-3000kg-brazilian-meat-could-have-been-sold?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Apr 2017 11:43:52 +0000 Our reliance on imports makes food scares inevitable from time to time. That in turn makes a robust food quality surveillance mechanism all the more important. But the controversy over contaminated meat from Brazil shows that there is still much room for improvement. This was evident in the passive response from our officials in charge of food safety. They appeared to have little idea about the scale of the problem when the scandal first broke in South America. Only after some countries had... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2083302/there-can-be-no-compromise-food-safety?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2083302/there-can-be-no-compromise-food-safety?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Mar 2017 19:13:22 +0000 A blanket ban on all Brazilian meat products has been revised to limit imports from 21 companies from the South American country. The Centre for Food Safety on Tuesday night said the revised ban came into effect immediately after further information regarding the quality of certification on food hygiene was provided to Hong Kong authorities. A centre spokesman said Brazil had provided the Hong Kong government information that it would “strictly implement” its international certification process... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2082902/hong-kong-revises-brazilian-import-ban-21?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2082902/hong-kong-revises-brazilian-import-ban-21?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:30:30 +0000 Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry said on Monday it ordered three more food processing facilities to suspend production amid an investigation into alleged corruption of inspectors and unsanitary conditions in the world’s biggest meat producer. That brings to six the number of food processing plants that have been ordered temporarily closed by Brazilian authorities. A total of 21 plants are included in a police investigation and are not allowed to export any product, although they may still produce... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/2082634/three-more-brazilian-meat-plants-suspended-widening-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/2082634/three-more-brazilian-meat-plants-suspended-widening-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Mar 2017 22:00:15 +0000 Brazil has won a major victory in the fight to restore credibility amid a tainted meat scandal, with key markets China, Egypt and Chile lifting their bans on its products. The announcement of the reopening of the Chinese market to Brazilian meat imports did not come from Beijing, but from Brazilian agriculture minister Blairo Maggi who said the decision “attests to the rigour and quality of the Brazilian sanitary system.” Though the minister said China had “fully reopened” its market, he also... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2082195/china-two-other-key-markets-lift-brazil-meat-import-ban?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2082195/china-two-other-key-markets-lift-brazil-meat-import-ban?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Mar 2017 02:15:15 +0000 Traders affected by the meat scandal in Brazil called for a comprehensive inspection system on Saturday, saying the government’s decision to recall the products from 21 companies in the country amounted to a sale ban on all their existing stock. While officials are in talks with the sector about compensation issues, the Frozen Meat and Sea Food Wholesalers Retailers Association said payouts were not the best solution. It said not all meat products from Brazil were tainted and the government... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2082101/brazil-meat-investigation-slowing-hong-kong-safety?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2082101/brazil-meat-investigation-slowing-hong-kong-safety?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Mar 2017 08:00:00 +0000 Hong Kong’s food safety authority will immediately recall all meat exported to the city by 21 Brazilian companies involved in an investigation over bribery and tainted meat, the food and environmental hygiene minister said on Friday. Dr Ko Wing-man made the announcement after meeting the Brazilian consul general on the same day, during which he was told Brazil had already banned the 21 companies from exporting their meat products. Chaos and confusion: Brazilian meat prices across Hong Kong to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2081906/hong-kong-will-recall-meat-imported-21-brazilian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2081906/hong-kong-will-recall-meat-imported-21-brazilian?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:45:00 +0000 Hong Kong restaurateurs and meat importers have warned of higher menu prices if the tainted Brazilian meat scare is not ­resolved in the near future. The warning came as officials said Brazilian meat available in the local market was not problematic, and the scope of an import ban, which came into effect on Tuesday, could be reduced if more information was ­forthcoming. “If there is enough information giving an assurance that the investigation by the Brazilian authorities is only limited to the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2081472/chaos-and-confusion-brazilian-meat-prices-across?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2081472/chaos-and-confusion-brazilian-meat-prices-across?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Mar 2017 04:15:45 +0000 Brazil’s government fought Wednesday to save the country’s meat industry from getting consumed in a corruption scandal that has prompted several countries to pull Brazilian beef and chicken from the menu. Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi did not mince his words. “What we are suffering now is a blow, a punch to the stomach,” he told the Senate. “We have to recover, to reorganize our forces, to travel around the world and to show that what happened here was that a few people did wrong but that... https://www.scmp.com/business/global-economy/article/2081306/brazils-us10-bn-chicken-and-beef-exports-reel-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/global-economy/article/2081306/brazils-us10-bn-chicken-and-beef-exports-reel-scandal?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Mar 2017 17:00:15 +0000 Local supermarkets and restaurants rushed to pull their stocks of meat and poultry from Brazil last night after the city’s food safety authority issued a ban on imports following a scandal over the sale of unsafe produce in the South American country. The move came after the mainland, the European Union and Chile imposed similar full or partial bans following announcements by Brazilian authorities last week they were investigating evidence that some of the nation’s largest meat producers had... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2080872/hong-kong-bans-imports-brazilian-meat-after-food?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2080872/hong-kong-bans-imports-brazilian-meat-after-food?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:30:30 +0000 Brazil’s president met on Sunday with dozens of ambassadors from countries that import Brazilian meat, seeking to minimise damage from a corruption probe that alleges meat-packers bribed inspectors to keep rotten meat on the market. Speaking at the presidential palace, President Michel Temer told the diplomats that Brazil’s “government wants to reiterate its confidence in the quality of our national product”. Temer set up the meeting following inquiries from the European Union and China over the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/2080436/brazilian-president-michael-temer-seeks-reassure-ambassadors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/2080436/brazilian-president-michael-temer-seeks-reassure-ambassadors?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Mar 2017 05:30:00 +0000