Brazil is no longer allowed to export poultry and meat products to the European Union due to the outbreak of bird flu, the European Commission said on Monday. "EU import conditions require that the country of export (Brazil) is free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza,

Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, is currently investigating six potential outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as bird flu, according to updated data on the Agriculture Ministry's website.

Brazil, one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of poultry, has confirmed the country’s first bird flu outbreak on a commercial farm.