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S. Korea Strengthens Inspections of U.S. Beef Following Mad Cow Case

S. Korea Strengthens Inspections of U.S. Beef Following Mad Cow Case

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has stepped up sampling inspections of U.S. beef imports following a confirmation of a mad cow case, the government in Seoul said Thursday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it has increased sampling inspections carried out on American beef from the current 3 percent [...]

S. Korea to Lower Sampling Inspections on U.S. Beef

S. Korea to Lower Sampling Inspections on U.S. Beef

SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will reduce sampling inspections carried out on U.S. beef after no unauthorized materials that pose health risks have been found in products over the last five months, the agriculture ministry said Thursday. Currently, 30 percent of U.S. beef is subject to a sample physical check as the [...]

Mad Cow Outbreak Prompts Korea to Suspend Quarantine Inspections of Canadian Beef

Mad Cow Outbreak Prompts Korea to Suspend Quarantine Inspections of Canadian Beef

SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has suspended quarantine inspections of Canadian beef after the major exporter confirmed its first case of mad cow disease since 2011, the agriculture ministry here said Sunday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it has stopped quarantine inspections of Canadian beef, which began Friday [...]