February 25, 2013
Netherlands turns away Brazil beef shipment
The Netherlands has rejected a beef shipment from Brazil due to E.coli-contamination.
In an EU notice issued by the Netherlands, authorities flagged up the shipment of "frozen bovine meat", containing what it described as "potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli [E.coli]". It is unclear at this stage which factory supplied the consignment.
Samples tested on January 23 tested positive for the pathogen, the note indicates. As a result, it states, the beef shipment was "not authorised" to be accepted into the country. The meat was detained by border control representatives.
