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Taiwan to inspect U.S. beef slaughterhouses

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan will for the first time send officials to conduct on-site inspections of slaughterhouses that have their beef exported to Taiwan, Health Minister Yaung Chih-liang said yesterday.

Yaung said the move, slated for August or September, is to be taken to ensure that all U.S. beef exports are adequately labeled, as required by the country's regulations.

“Five to 10 slaughterhouses or packing facilities in the U.S. will be inspected by Taiwanese officials this time,” Yaung said in response to a Central News Agency question on the latest U.S. calls for Taiwan to accelerate its imports of U.S. beef products.

In a meeting on the sidelines of the conference of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade ministers held June 5-6 in Sapporo, Japan, U.S. officials told their Taiwanese counterparts that Washington would be happy to see Taipei speed up its examination procedures and customs clearance for U.S. beef imports.

“The examination procedures and customs clearance will be able to become faster after the labeling problems are addressed,” Yang said.

Taiwan's legislature revised laws late last year to ban imports of certain U.S. beef products, including skulls, brains, eyes and internal organs of U.S. cattle.

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