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<a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=24356">S Korea Still Has Concerns About Mad Cow In US</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>South Korea still has outstanding concerns about the latest case of mad-cow disease found in the U.S. and that may be delaying the process to resume beef trade, U.S. industry and government officials said Monday.<br />n<br />nSouth Korea is concerned about the age of an Alabama cow confirmed last week to have contracted mad-cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, U.S. Department of Agriculture and beef industry representatives said.<br />n<br />nIf the animal was young enough to have been born after U.S. cattle feed safety rules were in place, that could cast doubt on the effectiveness of a key U.S. safeguard against the disease.<br />n<br />n<acronym title="United States Department of Agriculture, Bought and Paid for by The Big Meat Packers">USDA</acronym> Secretary Mike Johanns acknowledged Monday that there may be some delay in resuming U.S. beef exports to South Korea – once a major importer of U.S. beef – but stressed that trade would resume.<br />n<br />n"It appears to me that we're doing fine with South Korea," Johanns said.</blockquote><br />n<br />nSo yet more delays in opening this market up. Japan is still dragging it's feet on the issue too. Protectionist trade issues or legitimate concerns? I guess it really depends on which side of the divide you stand on.<br />n<br />n<b>People have no concern over things that do not affect themselves. Chinese proverb</b>