The Washington Times
  • Subscribe
  • RSS
  • Mobile Headlines
  • e-edition
  • E-MAIL ALERTS
  • REGISTER
  • LOG IN
  • E-MAIL ALERTS
  • WELCOME
  • Your Profile
  • Log Out
  • Front Page Image
  • Classifieds
  • Autos
  • Real Estate
  • Jobs
  • Special Sections
  • Customer Service
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
    • Editorials
    • Commentary
    • Columns
    • Water Cooler
    • Letters
    • Cartoons
    • Books
  • Sports
  • Culture
    • Home & Living
    • Family & Kids
    • Travel
    • Health
    • Washington Visitors
    • Books
    • Auto
    • TV Listings
    • Movie Listings
    • Death Notices
    • Entertainment
  • Communities
  • Rebate Shopping
    • Stores
    • Coupons
    • Daily Double
    • Promotion
    • How It Works
  • Photos
  • Podcasts
    • About Headlines
    • Audio and Radio
    • America's Morning News
  • Politics

    Voight, tea party groups plan last-minute protest

  • Politics

    CURL: Obama the Innocent stumps for health care

  • Politics

    Key Democrat Boccieri switches to 'yes' on health vote

  • Commentary

    TURNER: Our lawbreaking Congress

  • Energy

    Obama backs plan to legalize illegals

  • World

    Gitmo suspects allowed laptops

  • Politics

    Health-vote ally Nelson to get new VA hospital for Nebraska

Sunday, March 12, 2006

U.S. works with beef importers

Rate this story

Average 0.00
after 0 votes
Login or register to rate this story

  • Font Size -+
  • Print
  • Email
  • Comment
  • Tweet this!
  • Share
  • Article
  • Comments ()
  • Click-2-Listen

More Stories

  • Thousands rally on anniversary of Iraq invasion
  • Voight, tea party groups plan last-minute protest
  • Judge rejects settlement for 9/11 rescuers
  • URS, Minnesota settle suit over bridge collapse

By

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Bush administration is trying to reassure Japan and other foreign customers of American beef while awaiting further tests on a suspected case of mad cow disease.

Routine testing indicated the possible presence of mad cow disease in a U.S. cow, the Agriculture Department announced Saturday. Results from more detailed testing at department laboratories in Ames, Iowa, are expected this week.

In the meantime, Washington is working to satisfy concerns from overseas trading partners.

"We're certainly keeping them informed of the situation and will relay all the information we have," department spokesman Ed Loyd said yesterday. "When we have further test results, we will share that with our trading partners."

Japan halted U.S. beef shipments in January after finding veal cuts with backbone -- cuts that are eaten in the U.S. but not in Asia. Japan had been the top customer of American beef before the first U.S. case of mad cow disease prompted a ban, which Japan had lifted only recently.

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns met Friday with his Japanese counterpart, Shoichi Nakagawa, while they were in London for global trade meetings. Mr. Johanns intended to brief Mr. Nakagawa about the suspected case of mad cow disease before leaving London, Mr. Loyd said.

Mr. Johanns expects to send a formal response in the coming week to lingering questions Japan has about the prohibited shipment of veal.

The secretary, who testified last week on Capitol Hill about budget matters, said lawmakers are eager for trade to resume, Mr. Johanns said.

"I spoke candidly with Minister Nakagawa about the eagerness among lawmakers to resolve the beef-export issue with Japan," Mr. Johanns said Friday.

12Next »

Post a comment

There are comments on this article, submit your opinion!

Commenting is disabled for this entry.
If you feel there is still something worth mentioning about this entry please contact the author or the site admin.

Top Stories

Most Shared

  1. KUHNER: Impeach the president?
  2. EDITORIAL: Obama surrenders gulf oil to Moscow
  3. Obama backs plan to legalize illegals
  4. RUSE: The Girl Scout Sex Guide
  5. EDITORIAL: Hiding the true cost of Obamacare
More Top Stories »
  1. Voight, tea party groups plan last-minute protest
  2. TURNER: Our lawbreaking Congress
  3. PRUDEN: Into the twilight zone
  4. STEYN: 'Deemocracy' in action
  5. EDITORIAL: WWII: The most racist generation

Most Commented

  1. KUHNER: Impeach the president?
  2. Obama backs plan to legalize illegals
  3. Gitmo suspects allowed laptops
  4. Voight, tea party groups plan last-minute protest
  5. Key Democrat Boccieri switches to 'yes' on health vote
More Top Stories »
  1. Democrats make final push on health care
  2. TURNER: Our lawbreaking Congress
  3. EDITORIAL: WWII: The most racist generation
  4. Health-vote ally Nelson to get new VA hospital for Nebraska
  5. Obama holds final pep rally for health care

Listen to Washington Times Radio

  • America's Morning News

    with John McCaslin

Blogs & Columns

  • Water Cooler

    Video appears to dispute Rep.'s claim protesters hurled racial slurs

  • Belief Blog

    Nancy Pelosi invokes the 'wrong' St. Joseph

  • Technology

    Ordering iPad is painless, except for the wallet hit

Advertising Links
TWT Store
  • e-edition
  • Print Edition
  • Weekly Washington Times
TWT Affiliates
  • Middle East Times
  • Golf
  • UPI
  • Arbor Ballroom
  • Washington Times Global
  • About TWT
  • Press Room
  • F.A.Q.
  • Work for TWT
  • Advertise
  • Sponsors
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Site Map

All site contents © Copyright 2009 The Washington Times, LLC.