Farm ministry starts random checks of beef in buyback scheme

Farm ministry starts random checks of beef in buyback scheme

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Agriculture and Livestock Indusries Corp affiliated with the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry check beef in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 8. The farm ministry launched random inspections of some 12,000 tons of beef, which the ministry purchased under the buyback scheme implemented after mad cow disease was found in Japan.

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