The expert warns about what he sees as a lack of animal hygiene standards, aggravated by the globalisation of animal and meat trade.
The meat of this trade feels like it is behind us.
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Trade groups for meat producers have questioned the link to cardiovascular disease, saying studies that ask people to recall what they ate over long periods are imprecise.
Meanwhile the government has asked all companies to provide "eco guards" to police the forests to stop illegal hunting and trade in bush meat, which is the staple of the Ba'aka.
Trade groups for meat producers have questioned the link between red meat and cardiovascular disease on the grounds that studies that ask people to recall what they ate over long periods are imprecise.
President Daniel Ortega has agreed to trade bananas, coffee and meat in exchange for Iranian help with infrastructure projects.
The industry and trade minister, Luiz Fernando Furlan, head of a big meat producer, comes from an industry that has more to gain than to fear from freer trade.
The animals are hunted illegally for the fur trade and are also killed for meat.
The industry's trade organisation, the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers claims all the tests on beef from Farmbox Meats are clear.
An economy is about commerce and trade and me buying bread from the baker who buys meat from the butcher who buys candlesticks, blah, blah, blah.
But ironically, these regulations are undermined by corruption as the trade is organised by members of local elites who ensure that "their" bush meat sellers are not targeted by the eco guards - and instead, the eco guards have been accused of victimising the Ba'aka.
Farmers are also concerned about damage to the export trade as many countries, such as the US, will not allow imports of vaccinated meat and livestock.
Trade relations took a knock earlier this month when China temporarily blocked millions of dollars of New Zealand meat from entering the country, as it bolstered scrutiny of imports after a spate of mainly homegrown food-safety scandals.
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