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A South Korean advisory committee is calling for stronger
inspection and quarantine measures before South Korea resumes
imports of U.S. beef, which it banned due to concerns about
bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will take the committee's
findings into account in deciding whether to restart talks
with the United States about beef imports, Park Hyun-chool,
director of the ministry's livestock bureau, told reporters
Wednesday.
The Livestock Quarantine Committee, composed of ministry
officials, consumers, producers and livestock experts, found
that some worries remain over U.S. cattle quarantine measures,
said Park, who attended the committee's meeting. It also
indicated that making quarantine and inspection standards
stronger could alleviate fears over the safety of U.S. beef,
he added.
South Korea has so far rebuffed repeated U.S. requests to
end the ban. |
