Pressure around Murrin has led multiple politicians to repeat the claim that Brazilian beef isn’t safe – particularly after a recent recall by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland. Brazil’s cattle sector has created a tangled web in which illegally cleared land and forced labor are woven into the beef supply chain, making it nearly impossible to distinguish lawful, ethical beef from that produced through exploitation and environmental destruction. The UK’s leading farming organisations and animal health experts have called for an urgent ban on imports of Brazilian meat, in light of concerns over the safety of imports. Brazilian beef was recently rejected from the EU for failing to meet quality standards and 30,000 pounds of Argentinian meat was recalled in Texas and Florida this summer. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) testified in the September hearing, raising concerns over Brazil's restrictions on U.S. beef and our long-standing concerns with the Brazilian. Though Trump has refused to say where the tariff-free beef is coming from, the specifics of global beef trade point directly to Brazil as the primary source. EU suspends Brazilian meat imports over antibiotic concerns The European Union has suspended imports of Brazilian meat and other animal products, as Brussels waits for assurances that the South. Effective July 22, 2026, the United States Trade Representative and the president will impose a 25% tariff on many goods from Brazil, but beef and beef products will be exempted from the new tariffs. The tariffs on many of Brazil’s goods are the result of an investigation by the USTR under section. Brazilian beef has been plagued by other serious beef safety infractions, including the widely reported beef export scandal in early 2017, in which Brazil was found to be exporting rotten and. According to an NCBA press release, over the past five years Brazil has sold $4.45 billion in beef to U.S. consumers, but has simultaneously blocked the U.S. from accessing Brazilian consumer.