U.S. beef industry hails eased mad cow rules

Jan 30, 2013

U.S. beef industry hails eased mad cow rules

Ranchers welcomed Japan’s decision Monday to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports, saying it will provide a boost to the American meat industry but cautioning that it will take time before exports to Japan reach their levels of a decade ago. Japan is one ...

Jan 23, 2013

Beef import controls to be eased next month

Japan will ease beef import restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of mad cow disease effective Feb. 1, health minister Norihisa Tamura said Tuesday. The government will allow meat from cattle aged up to 30 months raised in the United States and Canada to ...