Egypt, Peru places ban on some or all beef imports from Brazil following confirmation that cow infected with atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Nevin Barich

LOS ANGELES , May 13, 2014 (Industry Intelligence Inc.) – Egypt and Peru placed a ban on some or all beef imports from Brazil after it was confirmed that a cow was infected with atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy, The Wall Street Journal reported May 12.

Peru banned all beef imports from Brazil for 180 days, while Egypt banned imports from the state of Mato Grosso for the same period

The primary source of this article is The Wall Street Journal, New York, New York, on May 12, 2014. Click here to read the primary source's full version of the article.

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