Brazilian meat, antibiotics and superbugs: what you need to know

By Manal Mohammed, Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology, University of Westminster

From 3 September 2026, Brazilian beef, poultry and other animal products will no longer be authorised for import into the European Union (EU) or Northern Ireland. England, Scotland and Wales will continue accepting them during a separate UK assessment. The split concerns how antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines are used in farm animals.

Brazil has not provided the EU with sufficient guarantees that producers meet its rules on antimicrobial…

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