Taiwan’s government partially lifted a ban on beef imports from the United States in January despite widespread concerns about the possibility of BSE. The move comes after Japan reinstated its own ban on US beef imports due to the discovery of bovine spinal matter in a shipment of US beef. Taiwan’s Health Department posted the statement on its official website. Only meat from cows aged 30 months or younger and butchered after April 2005 will be permitted, while high-risk parts will not be allowed to enter the local market. The department warned that the ban would resume again should there be any cases found contravene the regulations.
