Tokyo lifts US beef ban
ANN/The Daily Yomiuri
The Japanese government on Thursday officially decided to lift the ban on imports of US beef, which was reinstated in January following the discovery of backbone material that could transmit mad cow disease in a shipment. A government panel comprising officials of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry and the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry held a meeting to approve the resumption of imports, which were halted on Jan 20. But consumers may have to wait until mid-August to see US beef on general sale as a senior official of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said demand for US beef remained low.
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