Japan unlikely to end beef ban
Investors.com - 13th October 2004
Japan unlikely to end beef ban
JAPAN - Japan is unlikely to resume U.S. beef imports this year because of objections from the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, according to a report published Wednesday. Japan’s Agriculture and Health ministries have proposed exempting cattle younger than 21 months from testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) - “mad cow disease” – because, according to the ministries, young cattle rarely test positive, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported.
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