Jiro Kawasaki, the Japanese minister for Health, Labour and Welfare, said today (20 June) that the government will inspect all US shipments of beef, if the trade embargo is lifted.
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The Japanese Government lifted a two-year-ban on US beef that had been imposed due to fears of mad cow disease in January, only to swiftly reinstate trade restrictions after a prohibited cut of meat was found in a shipment of veal from the US.
According to a Kyodo News report, Kawasaki’s comments were made after a cabinet meeting where the issue was supposedly discussed.
