PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Mar 21 2017 – Trinidad and Tobago has joined its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) partner, Jamaica, in imposing an immediate ban on the importation and sale of corned beef from Brazil because of the ongoing investigations into the sale of rotten beef and poultry from the South American country.
“There is no way for the consumer to tell which brands are actually linked to companies named in the scandal. But just to be very clear and fair to the consumer . . . we have already decided there will be no further imports from Brazil until we are in a position to permit those imports,” said Agriculture Minister Clarence Rambharat after indicating that one supermarket had at least 14 brands from Brazil on its shelves.
He said he believes it is the “appropriate action to take” and that his ministry would be communicating with the various stakeholders on the matter.
“I think it was important that we alerted the importers so that they will not put more products on the shelves. There’s no way we could avoid removing what is on the shelf.” he added.
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