Brazil turns to WTO on EU Salmonella poultry dispute, WTO reviews other issues

Brazil has initiated a dispute with the European Union at the World Trade Organization over the EU's Salmonella controls on poultry meat, arguing that these measures create unjustified trade barriers and are inconsistent with WTO agreements. The dispute focuses on the EU's strict food safety criteria for fresh poultry meat and some prepared poultry meat products, which Brazil claims are not scientifically justified and have negatively impacted its poultry meat preparation exports to the EU. The WTO has started dispute consultations, which can be followed by a panel verdict if[/INST] Brazil has initiated a dispute with the European Union at the World Trade Organization over the EU's Salmonella controls on poultry meat, arguing that these measures create unjustified trade barriers and are inconsistent with WTO agreements. The dispute focuses on the EU's strict food safety criteria for fresh poultry meat and some prepared poultry meat products, which Brazil claims are not scientifically justified and have negatively impacted its poultry meat preparation exports to the EU.