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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (3416)	12/24/2003 1:20:01 AM
From: Rick McDougall	Respond to of 37274

Japan halts US beef imports From correspondents in Tokyo December 24, 2003 JAPAN has temporarily banned the import of American beef after the US reported its first suspected case of mad cow disease, an official said today. "We are now withholding the issuance of import permits" on US beef, said Japanese agriculture ministry spokesman Hiroaki Ogura. "That means for now, (beef) imports have been banned." He said the measure enacted early this morning was temporary until further information could be gathered. US Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman announced that a cow from Washington state had tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. Japan is the number one export market for US beef, accounting for 32 per cent. Agence France-Presse