TAIWAN — Stephen Young, director of the American Institute in Taiwan, asked Taiwan to relax its ban on the import of bone-in and other U.S. beef products during a recent charity event in Taipei, according to Radio Taiwan International.
Although Francisco Ou, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said on Feb. 13 that any move to benefit U.S.-Taiwan relations would be supported by the ministry, other branches of the government would also have to assess U.S. beef safety.
Taiwan lifted its ban on U.S. boneless beef three years ago. The initial ban was put in place following the first bovine spongiform encephalopathy find in the U.S. back in 2003. In 2008, however, Taiwan imported more beef from the United States than from any other country.
Source: MeatPoultry.com
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