South Korea to resume Canadian beef imports

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8-year-ban lifted starting this weekend, reports say

South Korea is resuming imports of Canadian beef after an eight-year ban, reports say.

South Korean media, including the The Korean Herald, say the government made the announcement today in Seoul.

All Canadian beef imports had been suspended because of Canada's first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, commonly known as Mad Cow disease.

The South Korean government says local livestock distributors will be able to sell Canadian meat from cows younger than 30 months old starting this weekend.

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is expected to confirm the details at a news conference today in Spruce Grove, Alberta.

In late December, Ritz had said South Korea has taken a "big step"' towards allowing imports of Canadian beef to resume.

After years of emphasizing that there is no scientific basis for the ban, Canada had sought a World Trade Organization panel to review the ban on Canadian beef.

Read more at http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/story/2012/01/20/beef-ban-south-korea.html
 
 
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