USDA unveils investigation report on beef exports to Japan

USDA unveils investigation report on beef exports to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer answers media questions following his talks with Japanese farm minister Shoichi Nakagawa in Tokyo on Feb. 17. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced in Washington a report into how banned material found its way into a U.S. beef shipment to Japan, and what measures are being taken to prevent a recurrence.

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