US meat returns to supermarket shelves in South Korea.

Taipei News.Net
Thursday 27th November, 2008

Stores in South Korea resumed selling US beef on Thursday, nearly five months after the government lifted an import ban imposed over fears of mad cow disease.

Violent protests by South Koreans followed the lifting of the ban, due to fears about health risks.

While US beef became available after the lifting of the ban in smaller butcher shops, major supermarkets and larger restaurants shied away from it due to the backlash.

South Korea banned American beef in 2003 when a case of mad cow disease was discovered in the US.

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