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SKorea retailers halt US beef sales over mad cow - Nargis - 04-25-2012
SEOUL, South Korea - Two major South Korean retailers pulled U.S. beef from their stores Wednesday following the discovery of mad cow disease in a U.S. dairy cow. Reaction elsewhere in Asia was muted with Japan saying there's no reason to restrict imports.
South Korea's No. 2 and No. 3 supermarket chains, Home Plus and Lotte Mart, said they halted sales of U.S. beef to calm worries among South Koreans. But within hours, Home Plus had resumed sales and cited a government announcement of increased inspections. Lotte kept its suspension in place.
"We stopped sales from today," said Chung Won-hun, a Lotte Mart spokesman. "Not that there were any quality issues in the meat but because consumers were worried."
South Korea is the world's fourth-largest importer of U.S. beef, buying 107,000 tons of the meat worth $563 million in 2011.
The new case of mad cow disease is the first in the U.S. since 2006. It was discovered in a dairy cow in California, but health authorities said Tuesday the animal was never a threat to the nation's food supply.
Re: SKorea retailers halt US beef sales over mad cow - Nargis - 04-25-2012
this is such a good time to stop eating meat.
i am glad i halted my intake
Re: SKorea retailers halt US beef sales over mad cow - ketchim - 04-25-2012
First the Cow Milk :
Now the Cow Mad .
Nothing is SACRED , anymore ..... :blank:
Re: SKorea retailers halt US beef sales over mad cow - Nargis - 04-25-2012
the cow brains are part of the animal by-products that are fed to chickens, goats, ducks, sheep etc.