The European Union (E.U.) is set to ban Brazilian meat imports on September 3 over the use of antibiotics to stimulate growth unless producers show compliance with safety regulations before the deadline — an announcement that comes roughly two weeks after the E.U. provisionally kicked off its controversial free trade deal with Mercosur.

An E.U. committee group unanimously voted on Tuesday to remove Brazil from the list of countries authorized to export animal products intended for human consumption. The decision reportedly makes Brazil the first country to be removed from the list of states that complies with E.U. restrictions on antibiotic…

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