Japan, U.S. agree on efforts to restore confidence in beef

Japan, U.S. agree on efforts to restore confidence in beef

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (R) and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman (2nd from fore) are in talks in Washington on Jan. 7. They agreed to cooperate in their efforts to restore consumer confidence in U.S. beef products, damaged by the country's first case of mad cow disease. But they ended the meeting without discussing ways to take concrete steps toward lifting Japan's ban on American beef imports or implementing stricter measures to ensure the safety of U.S. cattle.

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