--- title: "NCBA TO USDA: Halt Brazilian Fresh Beef Imports" description: Health and safety protocols are intended to provide a safety barrier for the importing country, in this case the United States. They are designed to protect our livestock and producers. If, in fact, Brazil is unwilling to follow standard conventions, they should be limited from entering our markets. Our first concern is for the well-being of U.S. cattle and consumers! image: https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/hubfs/Beef%20-%20angus%20cattle%20in%20large%20open%20brown%20pasture.jfif --- [![](https://44184668.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/44184668/Site%20Assets/Triangle-1-blue.png)View All ](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/all) # NCBA TO USDA: Halt Brazilian Fresh Beef Imports Dec 2, 2021 ![](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/hubfs/Beef%20-%20angus%20cattle%20in%20large%20open%20brown%20pasture.jfif) The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says it’s time to keep Brazilian fresh beef out of the US. Ethan Lane, Vice President of Government Affairs, recently told Brownfield News that Brazil’s inability to adhere to rules set by the World Organization for Animal Health for reporting cases of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is concerning. “The Brazilians fail to report cases like that for in these cases 74 days when the standard the rest of the world adheres to, including the U.S., is hours or a day or so.” Lane says they’ve sent a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the USDA to immediately suspend all imports of fresh beef from Brazil to the United States until the USDA can conduct a thorough risk assessment. “We’ve asked them to initiate a risk assessment and review of the manner in which Brazil’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Food Supply conducts disease detection. We also want them to review Brazil’s veterinary diagnostics laboratory system.” According to Lane, even if those reviews come back without any major violations, it isn’t enough. “We need to see a pattern of compliance here. We need to see the next couple of atypical cases be reported in a timely manner.” Lane says their poor track record and lack of transparency raises doubts about Brazil’s ability to produce cattle and beef at an equivalent level of safety as American cattle producers. EDITOR’S TAKE: Health and safety protocols are intended to provide a safety barrier for the importing country, in this case the United States. They are designed to protect our livestock and producers. If, in fact, Brazil is unwilling to follow standard conventions, they should be limited from entering our markets. Our first concern is for the well-being of U.S. cattle and consumers! Share: [![](https://44184734.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/44184734/Site%20Assets/facebook-share-blog.png) ](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/ncba-to-usda-halt-brazilian-fresh-beef-imports#) [![](https://44184734.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/44184734/Site%20Assets/Site%20Footer/twitter-share-blog.png) ](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/ncba-to-usda-halt-brazilian-fresh-beef-imports#) [![](https://44184734.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/44184734/Site%20Assets/email-share-blog.png) ](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/ncba-to-usda-halt-brazilian-fresh-beef-imports#) ## Related posts [![](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FDA%20building%20w%20signage-1.jpg?height=200&name=FDA%20building%20w%20signage-1.jpg) ](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/routine-federal-food-safety-inspections-move-to-states) ## [Routine Federal Food Safety Inspections Move to States](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/routine-federal-food-safety-inspections-move-to-states) [Paul Kindinger](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/author/paul-kindinger) May 12, 2025 States could soon be responsible for routine federal food safety inspections if budget proposals... [ Read more ](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/routine-federal-food-safety-inspections-move-to-states) [![](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/U.S.%20capital%20-%20House%20side%20front%20view%20w%20dome-1.webp?height=200&name=U.S.%20capital%20-%20House%20side%20front%20view%20w%20dome-1.webp) ](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/what-farmers-should-know-about-the-big-beautiful-bill) ## [What Farmers Should Know About the 'Big, Beautiful Bill'](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/what-farmers-should-know-about-the-big-beautiful-bill) [Paul Kindinger](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/author/paul-kindinger) May 26, 2025 With no Farm Bill in sight, Republican lawmakers are hoping to use the budget reconciliation... [ Read more ](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/what-farmers-should-know-about-the-big-beautiful-bill) [![](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Safe%20Harvest%20%20(2).jpg?height=200&name=Safe%20Harvest%20%20(2).jpg) ](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/farm-safety-yields-real-results) ## [Farm Safety Yields Real Results](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/farm-safety-yields-real-results) [Paul Kindinger](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/author/paul-kindinger) Sep 9, 2024 Experts offer safety reminders as one of the busiest, most dangerous times of the year in... [ Read more ](https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/farm-safety-yields-real-results) ## Find a Certified Agriculture Dealer Discover your trusted partner in agriculture – find your certified dealer today and elevate your farming journey. ![](https://44184681.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/44184681/Site%20Assets/location-icon-green.webp) [Search](https://dealers.certifiedagdealer.com/locations?search=) [ Interested in becoming a Certified Agriculture Dealer? ](https://certifiedagdealer.com/become-a-certified-agriculture-dealer) ## Find a Truck at AgTruckTrader.com All trucks come with AgPack, with nearly $45,000* in money saving offers for your farm/ranch! [ Find an AgPack Qualifying Truck ](https://www.AgTruckTrader.com) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Paul Kindinger", "url" : "https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/author/paul-kindinger" }, "dateModified" : "2021-12-02T05:10:32.584Z", "datePublished" : "2021-12-02T05:10:32.000Z", "headline" : "NCBA TO USDA: Halt Brazilian Fresh Beef Imports", "image" : [ "https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/hubfs/Beef%20-%20angus%20cattle%20in%20large%20open%20brown%20pasture.jfif" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/ncba-to-usda-halt-brazilian-fresh-beef-imports", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://air.certifiedagdealer.com/hubfs/Certified-Agriculture-Dealership-Logo_color%20(900x247).png" }, "name" : "Certified Agriculture Dealerships" } } ```