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TOKYO (AP) - Japan and the U.S. began a two-day meeting on U.S. beef imports Wednesday to exchange views as the U.S. calls for an easing of Japan's tough import restrictions.
Japan only allows imports of U.S. beef from cattle 20 months old or younger, because mad cow disease has not been detected in meat from young cattle.
In May, the World Organization for Animal Health ruled that the United States was a "controlled risk nation" — a country that can export beef from cattle of any age. The U.S. has cited that report in urging Japan to review its policy.
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