Director of Trade, Matthan J. Walter, has said that Dominica has placed a ban on the importation of corned beef from Brazil with immediate effect.
Walters informed Dominica News Online (DNO) on Wednesday afternoon that a joint decision was made after discussions between the Customs and Excise Division, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Veterinary Unit, and the Environmental Health Unit.
“This is due to the fact that the information received was that 78 percent of our imports of corned beef comes from Brazil,” he said. “Although we have not imported corned beef from Brazil from since 2016, we believe that there may still be business places with corned beef from Brazil being sold and as a result of which, the Environmental Health Unit will carry out investigations in the business places that have been identified.”
He stated that there is a mandate to remove corned beef in circulation from the shelves as a matter of caution.
On Monday, the government of Jamaica imposed an immediate import ban on corned beef originating from Brazil. The products were pulled from all shelves in Jamaica and the government warned Jamaicans that they should not consume the product until further notice.
According to media reports, the move follows reports from Brazilian authorities that several major Brazilian meat processors have been “selling rotten beef and poultry”. According to the reports, it also alleged that companies have paid hefty bribes to auditors in exchange for fraudulent sanitary licenses.
Vienna sausages and corned beef fall into the same category. Those are not foods that people with access to fresh fish, beef, mutton and chicken should be consuming.
I know its just words but the fact is Dominicans as whole consume way way too much sugar, too much salt and use too oil and margarine (which is not real product). Margarine for instance is a near plastic product. If you place it on the ground ants and insects will not eat it… it sis chemicals originally made to fatten turkeys but the turkeys were not consuming it so the manufacturer started selling it as a cooking product for humans.
Y’all need to stop eating these disgusting unnatural foods… your belly at least will thank you as it shrinks to a flat healthy size!
Pshhh.. Let me go n eathe last one i have dia with a bread n a big glass of grapefruit juice eh tan
dumb just so dumb
If he/she got sick it would serve that person right. Whenever such is reported, the health authorities advise the public not to eat them and return them to the store for a refund. They also give the dates produced, packaged and purchased. This is done in Canada/Toronto.
Some people purchase pre-packaged lettuce; salad for that matter. They assume that it is faster than making up a salad bowl with the various salad ingredients.
You may know there are times they get sick from eating them due to Salmonella – food poisoning which could kill them.
I have never had that problem for as I have stated, I love home-made, preparing what I eat.
When you cook, do so with some garlic and onions. These are healthy and preservatives.
boi i so like a cornbeef, Jah! why these people has to be so weakid to mankind…
You should know money talks. What will some not do to obtain business, remain in it and to get rich? This is not the first time such a story came out, be it a similar one. Know that, in time there may be more.
I do not think corned beef is nutritious. It contains some degree of fat. Sardines are nutritious, as I have read; probably since it is the family of fish. Some are packaged without oil but water; I heard the latter is better.
I have also not bought sardines for some years. Canned products are not my preference for obvious reasons. Stick with especially boiled eggs. They are nutritious.
I read, if you are hungry in the morning and you have to rush out, eat a boiled egg. Good, healthy advice.
Goodness me. What is the prime minister going to put in his sandwiches now ?
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified processed meat as a carcinogen, something that causes cancer. And it has classified red meat as a probable carcinogen, something that probably causes cancer. IARC is the cancer agency of the World Health Organization.
Processed meat includes hot dogs, ham, bacon, sausage, and some deli meats. It refers to meat that has been treated in some way to preserve or flavor it. Processes include salting, curing, fermenting, and smoking. Red meat includes beef, pork, lamb, and goat. (Source: https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/world-health-organization-says-processed-meat-causes-cancer.html)
This, by the way, was published in October 2015.
Are we listening?
We read about strange goings-on and practices of the world. When I do, especially if it concerns food, I keep it in mind.
A few years ago I read that the government authorities in Thailand seized some snakes which were in white boxes. The white boxes are used so as not to detect this content.
I read these things are sold to restaurants. Occasionally, not all of them are caught. You know they use them as meat. Upsetting! Ever since I read it, I will not purchase any canned meat/chicken/fish if the can shows they originated from that country. In fact, I purchase nothing that has this country’s name on it.
Another time I bought two bottles of some sort of juice which looked good. When I arrived indoors I checked the labels and noticed they were from a foreign country. I returned them. I had to give a reason for this return. When I told the cashier, she said: “I would do the same thing.”
Call me picky but my family and I will not eat/drink such.
Knowing this, I also do not eat in any restaurant, especially foreign-owned. The stories about them are many including lack of cleanliness.
D/cans do not need corned beef. They can do without it. It may be time to cease importing certain processed foods for it is not known how they are processed.
Another one is mince beef. Someone told me what they, also a relative observed at a butcher. Ever since I do not purchase mince beef. I bought a mincer and mince my own.
I once read an article about another certain foreign country. I telephoned the head office of the grocery store about it. I also emailed a copy of what I read. It was also circulating by email.
I was informed that they – the gov’t. has inspectors in those countries to inspect those places. I said, nevertheless we have to be careful what we eat, how it is prepared and where it originated from.
Do a research on Tilapia Fish. It is one of them. I will not purchase this fish which is usually frozen.
I was hoping that Dominica would ban the corned beef. If the authorities hesitated to ban it, I would have suggested it.
If you want further information, last year I read on a Canadian News Website about cranberry sauce. It was stated a head of a snake (probably a small one) was found in it. The can was showed open. I did not see it except the red colored sauce. This news was upsetting. I read the headline and did not access the article.
I had a can of jelly cranberry sauce in the kitchen cupboard. After I read that, I throw it out. Never more will I purchase cranberry sauce. I understood it was canned somewhere in the US.
When I need this sauce, especially at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, I will make my own. When you make your own you know what is in it. There are a lot of recipes on recipe websites.
If/when I am invited out and this sauce is served, I will not touch it. This is how I feel after reading such.
DNO I am really disappointed at you. Don’t tell me it’s over 5 hours now since all major news outlets around the world reported a terror attack in London which so far has taken five lives and some 40 are injured and DNO is saying nothing. I mean as a Dominican you know whenever their is a terrorist attack most of us are in panic mood because of our Passports the are sold to all kinds of criminals around the world. I hope the attacker does not hold our Passport
Why do people still eat that cr@p? Way back in the 1970s, I opened a can of corned beef and to my surprise, there was a whole rat’s tail in it. Never ate that nasty stuff since.
Damn guess I’ll feed it to the dogs then.
It is not even healthy for dogs. Just get rid of it. Open it and throw the contents in the garbage. Seal the bag.
So, you want your dogs dead or harmed?
Immediate action was taken, somebody is listening , thank you .
How about frozen chicken products from Brazil? Aren’t they suspect too?
You have reason to question it. This news should make you suspicious of it. Personally, I would not purchase anything canned or frozen from Brazil.
Those who can breed chickens/fowls should do so.
Anything that tasty comes with health penalties! Time to eat healthier my people!
You can cook/bake tasty dishes. You know how you prepared them. Those who eat corned beef usually saute garlic and onion and place them in it. I would think the corned beef by itself is bland. Isn’t it so?
Throw all in the trash! Ensure that you not only pass the message to the big supermarkets, but the tiny countryside and village shops too!
It was about time.
What testing did Dominica do to justify the ban be fore releasing the information in the public,
. Jamaica I’m sure did testing before releasing the information to the public.
disgusting.
Come-on stop that nonsense. We have been eating rotten meat since we got to know cornbeef. Tell us something we don’t already know.
You know the saying, “What you do not know will not hurt.” It may not kill you but it could make you sick which could eventually lead to your demise. Better to live healthily and be safe than sorry.
Now that you know, you should take action not to eat it. If I know something is wrong with it, there is no way I would purchase it and eat it. It would be upsetting to me to try and eat it. I could never swallow it. Knowing this, I know I would not eat it.
It pays to listen to/read the news.