EU suspends Brazilian animal-product imports over antimicrobial rules; Fugea urges coherence

The EU has suspended Brazilian imports of animal-origin products due to insufficient guarantees on compliance with its 'mirror measure' on antimicrobial use, stemming from the 2019 veterinary medicines regulation. The Walloon agricultural union Fugea welcomes the move but calls for greater commercial coherence, highlighting tensions between EU trade policy and its regulatory standards. The suspension is pending audits and evaluations, with uncertainty over the duration and scope of the ban.