South Korea Halts U.S. Beef Imports
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea has effectively suspended U.S. beef imports over mad cow concerns after a recent shipment was found to have contained banned parts, a news report said Thursday.
2 August 2007
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The banned part is considered a "specified risk material" that could carry mad cow disease.
South Korea shut its doors to American beef in December 2003 after mad cow disease was found in cattle in the U.S. It partially reopened its market last year but agreed to accept only boneless meat from cattle under 30 months old, thought to be less at risk of carrying the illness.
Source: Forbes.com
