Food manufacturers and processors in the U.S. and Brazil will once again able to share their beef products with each other. USDA announced it reached an agreement with Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply this week, reopening each country’s respective markets to fresh beef exports for the first time since 2003.
In a separate decision, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) also recently determined that Brazil's food safety system governing meat products meets U.S. standards and that fresh (chilled or frozen) beef can be safely imported from Brazil.