The European Commission issued a recall notice for frozen beef imported from Brazil into the European Union (EU) after a shipment tested positive for the banned hormone oestradiol 17ß.
The products were distributed across the EU and the United Kingdom.
“The EU has spent years and billions telling people to eat healthy food and ensuring consumers can trust the safety of what’s on the shelf,” Irish Cattle and Sheep Association President Seán McNamara told the Irish Examiner. “What’s the point of all that if they now allow in beef that doesn’t meet even the most basic EU rules?”
The European Commission has launched an investigation into the products. Since 1981, the EU has prohibited the use of hormones for growth promotion in livestock.
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