The South Korean government said Wednesday it will delay the resumption of American beef imports after finding problems with operating conditions in U.S. meat processing facilities.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said inspections of 37 U.S. meat processing facilities last month revealed problems that need to be solved before the import ban can be lifted.
South Korea imposed the ban in late 2003 after a case of mad cow case was discovered in the U.S.
An eight-person fact-finding team returned from the inspections on May 21, and experts have reviewed the results to determine which processing facilities met standards and can be allowed to ship products to South Korea. Seoul, June 7 (Yonhap News)
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