TEXAS: Ag Secretary declares U.S. beef safe, calls Korean protests political - (Meatingplace.com)
June 12, 2008 – 12:15 amSAN ANTONIO — Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer toured two U.S. beef processing plants in Texas on Tuesday, declaring U.S. beef safe to eat and calling South Korean concerns about its safety politically motivated.
“I’m convinced the process produces a clean, safe product,” he told reporters after touring Sam Kane Beef Processors Inc. in Corpus Christi, Texas and L & H Packing Company in San Antonio.
Asked about the current uproar in South Korea over opening its borders to U.S. beef, Schafer told Meatingplace.com “It seems clear a lot of it is being driven by politics…The United States stance is that we abide by international scientific standards and the OIE standards allow all ages all beef and all cuts for countries like the United States that have controlled risk standing.”
Schafer acknowledged, however, that a South Korean delegation is meeting with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) this week. “They are […]
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