Hong Kong Lifts Barriers to U.S. Beef
Hong Kong has agreed to lift restrictions on imports of beef and beef products from the U.S., said the U.S. Department of Agriculture on June 17. A ban on U.S. beef had been in place since a 2003 outbreak of…
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bovine spongiform encephalopathy, but Hong Kong has been gradually removing restrictions since. Subject to certain conditions, Hong Kong will now lift its last remaining restrictions effective June 16. Previously, only deboned beef from all cattle and bone-in beef from young cattle could be shipped from the U.S. to Hong Kong. Similar restrictions on U.S. beef in Mexico, Uruguay, Ecuador and Sri Lanka have also been lifted this year, said USDA.