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South Korea

USDA Reports Progress Made In Clarifying U.S. Beef Trade Restrictions

“South Korea has responded to our request for clarification of their beef trade restrictions,” said USDA Deputy Under Secretary Of Marketing & Regulatory Programs Chuck Lambert in a statement released yesterday (Nov. 9).

“It is a positive step forward that South Korean leaders have agreed to remove silver skin from their list of prohibited items and have agreed that cartilage, breast-bone and bone chips would not be considered specified risk material,” Lambert said.

USMEF advises exporters that while cartilage, breast-bone and bone chips are not considered specified risk material, they are still prohibited and a zero tolerance for these items remains.

Lambert was disappointed South Korea has been unwilling to establish commercial tolerance levels for bone chips and cartilage. Tolerance levels have been established with many other trading partners.

Lambert will be traveling to Seoul in the coming weeks to continue discussions for greater clarity of beef trade between the United States and South Korea.

South Korea

USDA Reports Progress Made In Clarifying U.S. Beef Trade Restrictions

“South Korea has responded to our request for clarification of their beef trade restrictions,” said USDA Deputy Under Secretary Of Marketing & Regulatory Programs Chuck Lambert in a statement released yesterday (Nov. 9).

“It is a positive step forward that South Korean leaders have agreed to remove silver skin from their list of prohibited items and have agreed that cartilage, breast-bone and bone chips would not be considered specified risk material,” Lambert said.

USMEF advises exporters that while cartilage, breast-bone and bone chips are not considered specified risk material, they are still prohibited and a zero tolerance for these items remains.

Lambert was disappointed South Korea has been unwilling to establish commercial tolerance levels for bone chips and cartilage. Tolerance levels have been established with many other trading partners.

Lambert will be traveling to Seoul in the coming weeks to continue discussions for greater clarity of beef trade between the United States and South Korea.