Meat importers have their feathers ruffled over a possible ban on Brazilian poultry. It comes after an outbreak of Avian flu in the South American country. They say government should only target affected areas and not cull the whole country.

Brazilian authorities hope to determine by Tuesday whether a confirmed outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza among wild birds in a zoo in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul is connected with the country's first bird flu case on a commercial poultry farm in the same state,

Brazil, the world's largest poultry exporter and main poultry meat importer into the European Union, is no longer allowed to ship poultry and meat products to the EU due to the outbreak of bird flu, Reuters reported, citing the European Commission on Monday.