The National Cattleman’s Beef Association says it is “extremely disappointed” with the results of the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service’s final audit report conducted on Brazil’s meat inspection system.
The audit was conducted in the early months of 2013 and released this past April. However, the NCBA is criticizing the release of the report which fell days before the comment period closed on the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s proposed rule to allow the importation of fresh and frozen beef from 14 states in Brazil.