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Taiwan Announces Reopening to U.S. Beef
Taiwan’s Department of Health announced today it will reopen its border to U.S. beef on April 16, ending a 15 month ban initiated in December 2003 when a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in a Canadian-born dairy cow in Washington State.
“The opening of the Taiwan market to U.S. beef is the result of hard work by USDA, American Institute of Taiwan (AIT), the USMEF staff and our industry partners,” said USMEF President and CEO Philip M. Seng.
The four conditions of opening, listed on the Department of Health's Web announcement, are as follows (please note this is an unofficial translation):
1. Beef must come from animals slaughtered at 30 months of age or under;
2. Only boneless cuts are allowed and SRMs, including the brain, spinal cord, and other central nervous system tissue (including dorsal root and trigeminal root ganglia) must be removed (offal and ground beef/trimmings are initially not allowed import access);
3. Beef must originate from USDA inspected and approved slaughter and processing facilities, and be identified by the Department of Health;
4. U.S. beef shipments exported to Taiwan should be accompanied with a USDA health certificate.
It appears there will be no restrictions on U.S. export plant eligibility (i.e., all FSIS slaughter and packing plants are eligible), and beef is not required to be exported through a USDA AMS certified Beef Export Verification (BEV) program.
USMEF is currently seeking key details of the announcement for exporters, importers and shippers. One question USMEF hopes to resolve soon is whether the effective date of April 16 is the production/packing date, or first eligible customs and quarantine clearance date into Taiwan.
According to USMEF Vice President Asia-Pacific Joel Haggard, “USMEF is encouraged by the Department of Health's announcement of the conditional opening of Taiwan's import market to U.S. beef and we await further details in order to assess potential commercial opportunities.”
Taiwan
Taiwan Announces Reopening to U.S. Beef
Taiwan’s Department of Health announced today it will reopen its border to U.S. beef on April 16, ending a 15 month ban initiated in December 2003 when a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in a Canadian-born dairy cow in Washington State.
“The opening of the Taiwan market to U.S. beef is the result of hard work by USDA, American Institute of Taiwan (AIT), the USMEF staff and our industry partners,” said USMEF President and CEO Philip M. Seng.
The four conditions of opening, listed on the Department of Health's Web announcement, are as follows (please note this is an unofficial translation):
1. Beef must come from animals slaughtered at 30 months of age or under;
2. Only boneless cuts are allowed and SRMs, including the brain, spinal cord, and other central nervous system tissue (including dorsal root and trigeminal root ganglia) must be removed (offal and ground beef/trimmings are initially not allowed import access);
3. Beef must originate from USDA inspected and approved slaughter and processing facilities, and be identified by the Department of Health;
4. U.S. beef shipments exported to Taiwan should be accompanied with a USDA health certificate.
It appears there will be no restrictions on U.S. export plant eligibility (i.e., all FSIS slaughter and packing plants are eligible), and beef is not required to be exported through a USDA AMS certified Beef Export Verification (BEV) program.
USMEF is currently seeking key details of the announcement for exporters, importers and shippers. One question USMEF hopes to resolve soon is whether the effective date of April 16 is the production/packing date, or first eligible customs and quarantine clearance date into Taiwan.
According to USMEF Vice President Asia-Pacific Joel Haggard, “USMEF is encouraged by the Department of Health's announcement of the conditional opening of Taiwan's import market to U.S. beef and we await further details in order to assess potential commercial opportunities.”