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100-percent Box Inspection Of U.S. Beef Products Ends
Japan will no longer conduct 100-percent box inspection of all U.S. beef products the government announced Wednesday in a joint statement with the United States. The two governments and the U.S. establishments certified by USDA to export to Japan have reached a shared understanding regarding compliance with the AMS Japan export verification (EV) program and food safety requirements.
“This is welcomed by not only the U.S. beef industry, but also the Japanese trade importing the product,” said USMEF President and CEO Phil Seng. “USMEF applauds officials in each government and the U.S. establishments for their perseverance and resolve to move this issue forward.”
USMEF reported last week the final report of the Japanese audit teams, which toured U.S. beef plants in mid-May, was complete and findings were favorable for ending this practice.
“The ‘zenpako kensa’ or 100-percent testing policy limited the pace of U.S. beef products getting to consumers,” said Seng. “The U.S. beef industry looks forward to supplying safe, wholesome U.S. beef in a faster, but still assiduous manner.”
USMEF estimates that ending the practice will more than double the flow of U.S. beef into Japan. Nearly 11,000 metric tons has been exported in the first four months of this year.
Japanese quarantine stations now will continue to verify U.S. compliance with the AMS Japan EV program by conducting sampling inspections while taking into account export records to Japan and problems found in the past.
The statement also confirmed all U.S. plants approved to export to Japan are reinstated. There will be a procedure for new plant approval and USMEF will report the details when they are available.
Japan
100-percent Box Inspection Of U.S. Beef Products Ends
Japan will no longer conduct 100-percent box inspection of all U.S. beef products the government announced Wednesday in a joint statement with the United States. The two governments and the U.S. establishments certified by USDA to export to Japan have reached a shared understanding regarding compliance with the AMS Japan export verification (EV) program and food safety requirements.
“This is welcomed by not only the U.S. beef industry, but also the Japanese trade importing the product,” said USMEF President and CEO Phil Seng. “USMEF applauds officials in each government and the U.S. establishments for their perseverance and resolve to move this issue forward.”
USMEF reported last week the final report of the Japanese audit teams, which toured U.S. beef plants in mid-May, was complete and findings were favorable for ending this practice.
“The ‘zenpako kensa’ or 100-percent testing policy limited the pace of U.S. beef products getting to consumers,” said Seng. “The U.S. beef industry looks forward to supplying safe, wholesome U.S. beef in a faster, but still assiduous manner.”
USMEF estimates that ending the practice will more than double the flow of U.S. beef into Japan. Nearly 11,000 metric tons has been exported in the first four months of this year.
Japanese quarantine stations now will continue to verify U.S. compliance with the AMS Japan EV program by conducting sampling inspections while taking into account export records to Japan and problems found in the past.
The statement also confirmed all U.S. plants approved to export to Japan are reinstated. There will be a procedure for new plant approval and USMEF will report the details when they are available.