Japan has agreed a deal that Japanese inspectors will visit US meatpacking plants to check standards at the sites and if they are satisfactry , Japan will accept imports without checking every meat shipment from the factries.
Before the 2003ban, Japan had been the main export market for US beef, however, Japan has restricted to accept US cattles because of the dangerous of BSE.
The issue has been a sore point between the two nations. The US added that the deal was an "important first step " in its efforts to expand its beef trade with the country.
[Question]
・ Why US says "Japan will discontinue its requirement of checking every meat" , and Japan will accept the agreement as doing so?
・If Japan imports with easy restriction,will the Japanese nation eat the US beef ?
[Reference]
BBC online (business) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6587783.stm
Tuesday,24 April 2007
