Japan’s main government spokesman has said that prospects for an end to the country’s ban on imports of US beef had improved after a group of experts nears completion of its risk assessment of US beef.
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“I think prospects are bright, and we now have some sense of an outlook,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda was quoted by Reuters as saying.
A subcommittee of Japan’s Food Safety Commission has said that it would soon rule on the safety of US beef after carrying out a risk assessment, reported Reuters.
The ban was introduced nearly two years ago after a case of BSE, or mad cow disease, was found in a cow in Washington state in December 2003.
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