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- East Sussex
Brazilian beef banned in China...... let me guess that we'll import thousands of tonnes without issue because it's cheap and we need cheap food.
BSE in Brazil
- Thread starter milkloss
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- Cheshire
Nothing would surprise me 
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- somerset
we admitted we had it, scientist's scared the shite out of other countries, and banned our beef for years.
we were meant to have thousands and thousands of people die from BSE, it hasn't happened, very very few have actually died from it.
the original ban was justified, our scientists were predicting the end of the world.
pretty quickly it was realised things were not as bad, and other countries kept quiet, and used it as an excuse to limit the beef supply, by banning ours.
After all the hype, inaccuracies, and bans, which time has proved false
why should Brazilian beef be banned, other than for political reasons ?
we were meant to have thousands and thousands of people die from BSE, it hasn't happened, very very few have actually died from it.
the original ban was justified, our scientists were predicting the end of the world.
pretty quickly it was realised things were not as bad, and other countries kept quiet, and used it as an excuse to limit the beef supply, by banning ours.
After all the hype, inaccuracies, and bans, which time has proved false
why should Brazilian beef be banned, other than for political reasons ?
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Is it banned by the importers or exporters . ?
- Location
- East Sussex
Reading that made me think of covid.
- Location
- Somerset
Would be good for the domestic price of beef... so ban away in my opinion!
- Location
- Somerset
they are still trying to make out its awful and dreadful and we all need to wear masks... anything to keep the limelight
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- East Sussex
Which was my point. I doubt they will for two reasons. Firstly we've lived through bse and survived. Secondly, the last thing they want is for beef to be more expensive..... a sudden glut of cheapy brazilian beef is a gift.
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- Somerset
Well im sure Mrs Coffee wont be on our side if her NFU performance was anything to go by...
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
But are the general public going to be happy thinking that they might be eating BSE beef?
Could help our food security argument.
Could help our food security argument.
- Location
- Somerset
To be fair I wouldnt be that happy eating BSE beef... forgive me for not entirely "trusting the science" after covid. Brazilian beef is already lower quality and welfare standards, so this just adds to that really
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- Fife
Does it?
- Location
- Somerset
- Location
- Fife
How do?
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- Cheshire
Oh don’t worry, some eco warrior journalist will claim that ALL beef is dangerous and will kill us all with BSE.
- Location
- Somerset
most likely the BBC... Doesnt even have to be eco warrior any journalist will jump at the chance to have a good dig at livestock farming, its fashionable.
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- Cheshire
Sadly you’re bang on the money there
Already posted in the politics thread and beef tracker one.
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- Lorette Manitoba
Won’t do anyone or any country good knowing BSE is kicking around. Going to add to the veggie/vegan movement that eating meat is destroying the population of the plant all while the animals pollute the environment. Sad day for every farmer I’d say. Couple this with various news reports that bird flu has killed a bunch of people across the globe and touted as the next pandemic I can’t see a positive side for any livestock sector.
Don't kid yourself, if they ban Brazilian beef imports because of BSE and they make it widely known amongst Joe Public domestic beef prices are more likely to crash than go through the roof. They don't hear "foreign imported beef is potentially carrying a hazardous pathogen" they hear "beef is bad it'll kill you don't eat beef."
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- beef pathogen performance