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U.S. team to inspect Brazilian meat plants



by Pete Hisey on 8/16/2006 for Meatingplace.com



A U.S. veterinary mission will visit Brazilian meat plants starting Wednesday and spend a month determining whether Brazil meets U.S. standards in slaughter and meat processing.



The team will also visit a microbiology laboratory, along with the eight meat plants nationwide. At present, those eight are authorized to export meat to the United States, generally in the form of cooked, canned products. Fresh meat is banned because of the incidences of foot-and-mouth disease in Brazil's main livestock-producing states.



The team plans to announce the results of its inspection on Sept. 12.





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