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Commentary :: East Asia and Pacific・東アジア太平洋 : Economy and 'Free' Trade・経済と貿易 : G8 Summit, FTA : Globalization・グローバル化 : Social Movement・ムーブメント

The US, Mad Cow and Korea-Japan Consumers

by Paul Arenson

 http://tokyoprogressive.org

BACKGROUND

Regarding Mad Cow Disease and the push by the US government to force Korea to accept untested cattle, it has been very frustrating to read mainstream US reports which claim that Koreans are being irrational in the face of purported scientific evidence from the OIE (World Organisation for Animal health) that US beef represents a low risk.

The implied conclusion is that countries like Japan or Korea are unjustified or simply emotional in banning or restricting the import of beef. Our instincts tell us that something is being omitted. That either the OIE is not as impartial as it is made out to be, or that the report is being used by pro trade groups to justify the assertion that imports are ok.

 

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