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The following statement in this article caught my eye--
"At a public meeting in Tokyo, Japanese consumers continued to express reservations about American beef, suggesting that U.S. safety measures didn't seem as stringent as those of Japan."
It appears as tho the Japanese consumer doesn't think the US should be lowering its safety measures either- rather be tougher....This just doesn't fit with MRJ's NCBA boys statement that Japan has told NCBA we should lower our standards and take Canadian beef....
BEEF NEWS
Japan set to urge commission to allow U.S. beef imports
by John Gregerson on 5/23/2005 for Meatingplace.com
Following a series of public meetings on Friday, the Japanese government said it would ask the nation's food safety watchdog, the Food Safety Commission, to approve a resumption of U.S. beef imports.
The request, which could come as early as next week, would call for a resumption in imports of beef from American cattle the U.S. government verifies as aged 20 months or younger. Verification would be based on production records or the meat grading system, Japanese officials said.
After receiving the request, the Food Safety Commission will review U.S. safety measures against bovine spongiform encephalopathy to see if they conform with Japanese standards, a process that could take several months.
Because the commission functions as an independent body, government officials cannot directly intervene in the policy recommendations it makes to relevant ministries.
At a public meeting in Tokyo, Japanese consumers continued to express reservations about American beef, suggesting that U.S. safety measures didn't seem as stringent as those of Japan.
They also suggested that the government's recent decision to exclude cattle younger than 21 months from BSE testing was the result of pressure from the United States.
"At a public meeting in Tokyo, Japanese consumers continued to express reservations about American beef, suggesting that U.S. safety measures didn't seem as stringent as those of Japan."
It appears as tho the Japanese consumer doesn't think the US should be lowering its safety measures either- rather be tougher....This just doesn't fit with MRJ's NCBA boys statement that Japan has told NCBA we should lower our standards and take Canadian beef....
BEEF NEWS
Japan set to urge commission to allow U.S. beef imports
by John Gregerson on 5/23/2005 for Meatingplace.com
Following a series of public meetings on Friday, the Japanese government said it would ask the nation's food safety watchdog, the Food Safety Commission, to approve a resumption of U.S. beef imports.
The request, which could come as early as next week, would call for a resumption in imports of beef from American cattle the U.S. government verifies as aged 20 months or younger. Verification would be based on production records or the meat grading system, Japanese officials said.
After receiving the request, the Food Safety Commission will review U.S. safety measures against bovine spongiform encephalopathy to see if they conform with Japanese standards, a process that could take several months.
Because the commission functions as an independent body, government officials cannot directly intervene in the policy recommendations it makes to relevant ministries.
At a public meeting in Tokyo, Japanese consumers continued to express reservations about American beef, suggesting that U.S. safety measures didn't seem as stringent as those of Japan.
They also suggested that the government's recent decision to exclude cattle younger than 21 months from BSE testing was the result of pressure from the United States.