Japan formally decides to lift import ban on U.S. beef

Japan formally decides to lift import ban on U.S. beef

TOKYO, Japan - The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries gives the green light to resuming beef imports from the United States in a meeting in Tokyo on July 27, lifting the beef embargo reinstated in January over fears of mad cow disease.

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