Person

Eva Hrncirova

Commission spokesperson, European Commission

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Europe

EU suspends Brazilian beef, poultry, egg and honey imports over antibiotic guarantees

Brazil failed to supply written assurances on antibiotic use across cattle's full life cycle, triggering a ban that exposes tensions in the recently signed EU-Mercosur trade agreement.

By Clara Devereux · 4 September 2026 · 8 min read

World

EU pesticide import plan could raise coffee prices by 332 percent, Commission study finds

A Joint Research Centre analysis warns that banning trace residues of prohibited pesticides on imported food would slash agricultural imports by 41 percent and sharply increase consumer costs, even under moderate compliance scenarios.

By Hélène Mercier · 12 August 2026 · 6 min read