Brazil is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of meat
Mar 22, 2017- Hong Kong has joined China is suspending meat imports from Brazil.
They are the top two consumers of Brazilian meat and have suspended imports over allegations that companies have been selling unsafe produce for years.
The European Union has also said it will stop buying from companies implicated in the scandal.
The crisis was triggered by a huge federal police operation on Friday.
It found evidence that meat-packers had been selling rotten and substandard produce for several years.
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety said it had temporarily suspended the import of frozen and chilled meat and poultry "in view of the fact that the quality of the meat from Brazil is in question".
They are the top two consumers of Brazilian meat and have suspended imports over allegations that companies have been selling unsafe produce for years.
The crisis was triggered by a huge federal police operation on Friday.
It found evidence that meat-packers had been selling rotten and substandard produce for several years.
Hong Kong's Centre for Food Safety said it had temporarily suspended the import of frozen and chilled meat and poultry "in view of the fact that the quality of the meat from Brazil is in question".
