South Korea has cancelled its ban on meat from Brazil, but
Hong Kong implemented a ban.
Canada has suspended imports from two packing plants.
Brazil’s meat industry is reeling after federal police
charged 21 plants with bribing government officials to turn a blind eye to
infractions and failures to meet quality standards.
Three plants have been shut down, including a large poultry
processing plant with many export customers.
JBS owns one of the 21 plants police identified, but it was
not shut down.
Thirty-three government employees have been fired.
China is one of the major customer countries that has banned
meat from Brazil.
Brazilian President Michel Temer said on Tuesday that South
Korea lifted its ban during a conference organized by the Council of the
Americas in BrasÃlia.
