SKOREA: Time for the President to eat U.S. beef - (Chosun Ilbo)
July 3, 2008 – 5:11 pmA Seoul butcher has been selling U.S. beef since Tuesday, from batches imported but held up last year when inspections were halted upon the detection of backbones. The shop sold out 200 kg of the American meat within a few hours, and five staffers were reported to have been busy taking telephone inquiries on Wednesday. Customers came by word of mouth. The shop intends to secure greater quantities of U.S. beef.
If one can be infected with mad cow disease by eating American beef, as claimed by the television and some Internet media outlets, those who bought the meat will risk their lives eating it. Who would eat beef at the risk of their life? No one. Because they know the allegation that U.S. beef equals mad cow disease is false, they buy beef with their own money and eat it with their families.
Ninety-six countries including European ones import and eat […]
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