Petition to Remove Brazil as an Eligible Country to Export Meat Products to the US
Petition Number
17-08
Petitioner
Food & Water Watch
Submission Date
Dec 06, 2017
Status
Final Response Provided
Final Response
Petition Denied
Petition Summary
The petition requests that FSIS remove Brazil as a country eligible to export meat products to the United States under 9 CFR 327.2(b). The petition asserts that findings from FSIS's audits of Brazil's meat inspection system over the past 16 years, along with findings of corruption by Brazil's own law enforcement authorities, demonstrate that Brazil no longer meets the criteria for equivalency with USDA's meat inspection system.