Spike in contaminated Aust meat sent to US

By Leah Douglas
Updated October 27 2021 - 10:42pm, first published 10:37pm
A rising number of meat shipments from Australia to the US are blocked due to faecal contamination.
A rising number of meat shipments from Australia to the US are blocked due to faecal contamination.

US food safety officials have blocked a rising number of meat shipments from Australia since 2019 due to faecal contamination, straining trade relations between the two countries, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.

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