South Korea to start talks with US on beef imports
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea will start talks with the United States soon on resuming U.S. beef imports, which have been banned for two years due to mad cow concerns, Seoul's agriculture ministry said on Monday. South Korea, once the world's third-largest...

Four in 100 Say US Beef Safe to Eat
KOREA - Only one out of every 25 Korean consumers believe that beef from the United States is safe to eat. In its recent survey of 600 urban consumers, the Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) has found that only 24, or 4 percent, of the respondents...

Seoul on Alert Over Second BSE Case in US
SOUTH KOREA - With its year-long efforts to persuade critics of its beef safety at risk of going down the drain, the U.S. government looks desperate to reduce setbacks in the Asian beef market after a second confirmed case of mad cow disease. As recent...

Seoul on Alert Over Second BSE Case in US
SOUTH KOREA - With its year-long efforts to persuade critics of its beef safety at risk of going down the drain, the U.S. government looks desperate to reduce setbacks in the Asian beef market after a second confirmed case of mad cow disease. As recent...

Science Versus Mad Cows
KOREA - Leon Edwards left Korea frustrated, but somewhat optimistic. He knows he has science on his side but, in the struggle with the powers-that-be, he also knows that politics usually make for a more compelling force. Mr. Edwards is the Deputy Minister...

Seoul Cautious on Lifting Import Ban on US Beef
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea will resume importing beef from the United States and Canada only after proving they are free of mad cow disease, government officials said Sunday. "We are facing increasing pressure to resume import of beef from North American...

First U.S. mad-cow scare left bad taste in east Asia
SEOUL - At Grand Supermarket's bustling meat counter, attendant Choi Young-lee surveyed the short ribs and flank steak on display and remarked how the meat has changed: "The display case used to be full of U.S. beef. But after the mad-cow scare, they...

South Korea still fears Canadian beef: official
SEOUL - South Korea is unlikely to resume beef imports from Canada any time soon, despite stricter rules imposed by the exporter because buyers are still not convinced that supplies are safe, a South Korean official said yesterday. Source: The...

Survey: Most South Koreans deem U.S. beef 'unsafe'
SOUTH KOREA - Almost nine of every 10 South Koreans believe U.S. beef is not safe to eat. A poll of 500 randomly selected consumers conducted by the Korea Rural Economic Institute shows that 87.4 percent believe U.S. is not safe for human consumption,...

Survey: Most South Koreans deem U.S. beef 'unsafe'
SOUTH KOREA - Almost nine of every 10 South Koreans believe U.S. beef is not safe to eat. A poll of 500 randomly selected consumers conducted by the Korea Rural Economic Institute shows that 87.4 percent believe U.S. is not safe for human consumption,...

South Korea to maintain ban on US beef
SEOUL - South Korea has refused to ease a ban on US beef imports, citing widespread concerns here about mad cow disease, officials said.      The rejection came at talks between South Korean Agriculture Minister Huh Sang-Man and...

US Delegation to Visit Korea over Mad Cow
KOREA - A delegation from the United States will visit South Korea next week to discuss U.S. beef safety with Korean government officials, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) said on Sunday.      The delegation, led...

S. Korea won't lift ban
SEOUL -- Canada's agriculture minister petitioned South Korea yesterday to begin a dialogue on lifting a ban on Canadian beef amid mad cow fears, but failed to win any quick concessions. Source: Calgary Sun