High-level government sources said Tuesday that control authorities have launched extensive investigations into a number of ministries involved in overseeing the import of meat from abroad, in particular meat shipments from Brazil. There will be a review of the procedures and requirements for imported shipments that entered Egypt in the past two years. The control authorities requested information regarding the total quantities of meat imports from Brazil and the quality of red meat and poultry. Earlier this week, the Brazilian authorities suspended 33 government officials from work in a wide-scale crackdown on charges of selling rotten processed meat and poultry. Investigators said a number of managers for processed meat and poultry companies bribed inspectors and politicians in order to obtain government permits for their products.

Source: Egypt Independent March 22, 2017 10:07 UTC