Congressional Trade Leaders Urge Taiwan to End Restriction on U.S. Beef Exports
On February 17, 2011, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus (D), Ranking Member Hatch (R), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Camp (R) and Ranking Member Levin (D) sent a letter to Taiwan’s President calling on him to end Taiwan’s recently…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
imposed unscientific restriction on U.S. beef. According to the letter, despite guarantees from international food safety organizations and assessments made by Taiwan’s own government that U.S. beef is 100% safe for consumption, Taiwan’s new restriction has effectively blocked U.S. beef exports to Taiwan.