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Asia Pacific

CHINA EXCLUSIVE
MeatNews’ Chris Harris reports from the China International Meat Industry Summit in Beijing that food safety dominated the industry.

Japanese beef export trade to continue
Beef processors meeting on the Gold Coast have been told the honeymoon for exports to Japan is likely to continue past Christmas.

Early start to beef quota acquisition
Federal Agriculture Minister Warren Truss has just announced the compulsory acquisition of the United States beef quota will begin on September 17

USA

APHIS, FSIS pleased with OIG report on BSE surveillance
Recommendations from the Office of the Inspector General regarding the Agriculture Department's efforts to improve surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy were "welcome" and "USDA agrees with the recommendations," according to a written statement from Ron DeHaven, administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and Barbara Masters, acting administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Asia Pacific

CHINA EXCLUSIVE
MeatNews’ Chris Harris reports from the China International Meat Industry Summit in Beijing that food safety dominated the industry.

Japanese beef export trade to continue
Beef processors meeting on the Gold Coast have been told the honeymoon for exports to Japan is likely to continue past Christmas.

Early start to beef quota acquisition
Federal Agriculture Minister Warren Truss has just announced the compulsory acquisition of the United States beef quota will begin on September 17

USA

APHIS, FSIS pleased with OIG report on BSE surveillance
Recommendations from the Office of the Inspector General regarding the Agriculture Department's efforts to improve surveillance of bovine spongiform encephalopathy were "welcome" and "USDA agrees with the recommendations," according to a written statement from Ron DeHaven, administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and Barbara Masters, acting administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service.