Japan could resume beef imports in “weeks”: Johanns
By Christopher Doering
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As part of a U.S.-Japan agreement to restore beef trade, Tokyo could reject individual shipments, rather than cutting off trade altogether, as a safeguard against mad cow disease, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Wednesday.
Japan’s January 20 suspension of U.S. beef imports came after it discovered banned spinal material in a shipment of veal from New York. U.S. farm groups have since complained Tokyo’s response was overblown.
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