The Ministry of Agriculture in Jamaica says the ban on corned beef imported from Brazil will remain in place until the relevant tests are completed .
The statement comes in the wake of a release on Tuesday from the Brazilian Embassy in Jamaica in which it was noted that major markets including the European Union, China and the United States have lifted the ban.
While the Embassy has not appealed to the Jamaican Government to rethink its position – last week the embassy urged the government to discontinue the ban.
The government last week placed a ban on the sale of corned beef imported from Brazil after they were informed by Brazilian officials that processors of the product were using rotten meat and consuming corned beef posed a health risk.
