Cargill beef plant banned by Japan

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Cargill beef plant banned by Japan

By Tom Johnston on 8/8/2008


Japan has banned imports of beef from Cargill Meat Solutions' Dodge City, Kan., plant following the discovery of banned ground beef in a recent shipment, USDA Press Secretary Keith Williams told Meatingplace.com.

Japanese importers found a 10-pound tube containing ground beef, which is prohibited under Japanese protocols, among a shipment of some 298 boxes totaling nearly 4 tons of U.S. beef, he confirmed.

USDA is investigating the incident, he said.

Cargill could not be reached for comment.



http://www.meatingplace.com/MembersOnly/webNews/details.aspx?item=9341




Export Requirements for Japan

JA-145 (Aug 8, 2008)


Plants Not Eligible for Export

Beef and beef offal and veal and veal offal from the following establishment are not eligible for export to Japan until further notice:

Est. 86K, Cargill Meat Solutions, Dodge City, KS is ineligible for export effective on and after August 8, 2008.*

Est. 1311, Smithfield Beef Group - Souderton, Inc. (formerly Moyer Packing Company) Souderton, PA is ineligible for export effective on and after January 11, 2008.

Est. 21488, National Beef, Brawley, CA is ineligible for export effective on and after April 23, 2008.



http://www.fsis.usda.gov/regulations_&_policies/Japan_Requirements/index.asp



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I like the approach of banning companies vs countries,

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