EU suspends imports of meat from Namibia over FMD fears
The largest market for Namibian beef, the European Union, announced Monday it had suspended imports after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, which wreaked havoc in Europe 25 years ago.
Namibia announced last month its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth (FMD) in its primary commercial livestock zone in 60 years, prompting a nationwide ban on livestock movement and meat exports.
Around 10 million kilogrammes of Namibian beef went to Europe annually, EU ambassador Ana Beatriz Martins said in an interview with Namibia's NMH media.
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