Brazilian meat was not banned by the European Union because superbugs were found in the products, but rather because the excessive use of antibiotics in farm animals favors the development of resistant bacteria, which can subsequently be transmitted to people.
The ban applies to beef, poultry meat and other animal products from Brazil, which can no longer enter the European Union from September 3, 2026, which was bad news for consumers who appreciate cuts like picanha.
Although cooking meat well reduces the risk of contamination at the table, the problem originates much earlier, on farms, where the intensive use of antibiotics in animals is practiced excessively.
The embargo decision did not originate from direct analyses of Brazilian meat itself, but rather from the way animals are raised and treated with antibiotics on Brazilian farms, raising questions about the country's agricultural practices.
