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November 24, 2006
Korea to respect OIE rules on US beef
fleischwirtschaft.com – KOREA. Korean officials will reconsider the current import standards for US beef, depending on the findings of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the consensus by OIE member states when they meet in May 2007.
An official of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Oh Soon-min, said that the import standards of US beef will be reconsidered depending on the outcome and the circumstances. The announcement came following the visit by the Deputy Undersecretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, Chuck Lambert, who met with MAF to ask that the rule against bone fragments be eased and to explain Washington’s plans to seek a grading from the OIE for its beef safety.
Current OIE standards state that US cattle up to 30 months of age are safe to consume as long as intestines, brains, bone and other specified risk materials are removed. While Korea is willing to overlook some risk materials, such as cartilage and silverskin, they remain adamant on the bone chip issue.
An official of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Oh Soon-min, said that the import standards of US beef will be reconsidered depending on the outcome and the circumstances. The announcement came following the visit by the Deputy Undersecretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, Chuck Lambert, who met with MAF to ask that the rule against bone fragments be eased and to explain Washington’s plans to seek a grading from the OIE for its beef safety.
Current OIE standards state that US cattle up to 30 months of age are safe to consume as long as intestines, brains, bone and other specified risk materials are removed. While Korea is willing to overlook some risk materials, such as cartilage and silverskin, they remain adamant on the bone chip issue.
Source: Meat and Livestock Australia
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