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Consumer groups of Japan severely repelled "Review of the blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease in Japan"

Japanese Government is expected to be examined to exclude young cows from the inspection


By JCPRESS

Executives of the consumer groups that heard of "Briefing concerning the BSE problem" of the government sponsoring that had been held on August 4 described the impression with "The government seemed to yield to the pressure of the United States, to stop the blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease in Japan, and to have already had the intention that excluded the inspection of young cows" to the coverage of the Japanese consumer newspaper.

The consumer groups of Japan strongly requests Japanese Government to maintain the blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease in Japan and to demand strengthening the system of the inspection from U.S..

"Review of BSE blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease in Japan is not made assumption. "

Food Safety Commission of Cabinet Office answers consumer's question.


Consumers and citizens are paying attention to the correspondence of the Food Safety Commission of the Cabinet Office over lifting Tokyo's ban on United States' beef imports.

The committee was answering the question of the consumer who had been drawn to "Dial of the safety of food" in such a situation, "We are not discussing it on the assumption of the review of the blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease in Japan".

It has been understood by covering the Japanese consumer newspaper.

The opinion "The U.S. government should execute the blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease in Japan similar to Japan" has increased between consumer groups.

Consumer groups emphasized, "Food Safety Commission should do a calm judgment by it not being made puzzled to the demand of the United States and the enterprise that disregards the necessity of the blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease in Japan".


JCPRESS schedules to publish details of this news in the issue on the Japan consumer newspaper September 1.

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