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Japanese Panel Declares U.S. Beef Safe
Committee report goes to full panel, government officials for consideration.
Oct. 31, 2005 — Members of Japan’s Food Safety Commission (FSC) said today they believe U.S. beef imports from cattle aged 20 months or younger present a very low risk of transmitting bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), provided specified risk materials (SRMs) are removed, Reuters reported.
After months of deliberation, a subcommittee of the FSC found few differences between risks associated with U.S. beef and those associated with Japanese beef. The full FSC will now consider the report and is expected to open findings to a month of public comment before it makes its final approval, the article noted. After reaching a final conclusion, the commission will send its recommendation to the country’s government officials.
The move is the first step toward resolving a 22-month-long battle to resume U.S. beef trade to Japan, known as the No. 1 exporter of U.S. beef products prior to its ban on imports beginning December 2003.
Meanwhile, a separate Reuters article suggests Japanese consumer groups are geared to boycott U.S. beef should the government resume imports. Some are protesting on the grounds that U.S. beef presents a higher risk for BSE-related illness than does domestic beef supplies.
President Bush plans to travel to Japan mid-November to meet with officials there. U.S. beef imports and trade are among anticipated topics of discussion.
— by Crystal Albers, Angus Productions Inc.
Committee report goes to full panel, government officials for consideration.
Oct. 31, 2005 — Members of Japan’s Food Safety Commission (FSC) said today they believe U.S. beef imports from cattle aged 20 months or younger present a very low risk of transmitting bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), provided specified risk materials (SRMs) are removed, Reuters reported.
After months of deliberation, a subcommittee of the FSC found few differences between risks associated with U.S. beef and those associated with Japanese beef. The full FSC will now consider the report and is expected to open findings to a month of public comment before it makes its final approval, the article noted. After reaching a final conclusion, the commission will send its recommendation to the country’s government officials.
The move is the first step toward resolving a 22-month-long battle to resume U.S. beef trade to Japan, known as the No. 1 exporter of U.S. beef products prior to its ban on imports beginning December 2003.
Meanwhile, a separate Reuters article suggests Japanese consumer groups are geared to boycott U.S. beef should the government resume imports. Some are protesting on the grounds that U.S. beef presents a higher risk for BSE-related illness than does domestic beef supplies.
President Bush plans to travel to Japan mid-November to meet with officials there. U.S. beef imports and trade are among anticipated topics of discussion.
— by Crystal Albers, Angus Productions Inc.
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