date:Jun 25, 2017
this spring. FSIS has refused about 11% of those imports; that number is much higher than the typical rejection rate of 1% of all food shipments from the rest of the world.
FSIS has refused entry to 106 lots, about 1.9 million pounds, of Brazilian beef products for public health concerns, sanitary conditions, and animal health issues. The release states that none of the rejected lots made it into the U.S. market.
The Brazilian government was supposed to address those concerns. They self-suspe