Asia PacificJapanese minister apologizes for not fully inspecting U.S. beefJa...
Asia Pacific
Japanese minister apologizes for not fully inspecting U.S. beef
Japan should have more thoroughly inspected U.S. cattle facilities before easing a ban on American beef last month, Japan's agriculture minister said Monday.
Exclusive U.S. beef exports possible
Japanese meat plant inspectors – in the United States to evaluate beef processing and inspection practices – are considering offering agreements with 11 processing plants in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, and California, to export beef to Japan.
Japan imported 41 tonnes of U.S. beef in December
Japan imported 41 tonnes of beef from the United States in December, when it partially lifted a two-year-old ban on American beef imposed due to concerns about mad cow disease, official data showed.
South Korea halts imports of Belgian, Dutch Pork over Dioxin Find
South Korea has suspended pork imports from Belgium and the Netherlands after cancer-causing dioxin was found in Belgian animal feed products delivered to a Dutch company, a quarantine official said on Sunday.
Americas
Canadian officials trace 67 herdmates of BSE cow
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Friday it has traced 67 herdmates of an Alberta cow that tested positive for mad cow disease as it investigates Canada's latest case of the deadly brain-wasting condition.
Europe
Help arrives for U.K. Lamb producers
New market opportunities open up for southwest England and Wales sheep farmers.
USA
An investigation into a failed beef processing plant that has cost Mississippi millions of dollars and has already generated one guilty plea could spread to Tennessee and Georgia as investigators follow the money trail.
Asia Pacific
Japanese minister apologizes for not fully inspecting U.S. beef
Japan should have more thoroughly inspected U.S. cattle facilities before easing a ban on American beef last month, Japan's agriculture minister said Monday.
Exclusive U.S. beef exports possible
Japanese meat plant inspectors – in the United States to evaluate beef processing and inspection practices – are considering offering agreements with 11 processing plants in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Texas, and California, to export beef to Japan.
Japan imported 41 tonnes of U.S. beef in December
Japan imported 41 tonnes of beef from the United States in December, when it partially lifted a two-year-old ban on American beef imposed due to concerns about mad cow disease, official data showed.
South Korea halts imports of Belgian, Dutch Pork over Dioxin Find
South Korea has suspended pork imports from Belgium and the Netherlands after cancer-causing dioxin was found in Belgian animal feed products delivered to a Dutch company, a quarantine official said on Sunday.
Americas
Canadian officials trace 67 herdmates of BSE cow
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Friday it has traced 67 herdmates of an Alberta cow that tested positive for mad cow disease as it investigates Canada's latest case of the deadly brain-wasting condition.
Europe
Help arrives for U.K. Lamb producers
New market opportunities open up for southwest England and Wales sheep farmers.
USA
An investigation into a failed beef processing plant that has cost Mississippi millions of dollars and has already generated one guilty plea could spread to Tennessee and Georgia as investigators follow the money trail.