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USDA Releases Proposed Rule to Facilitate Cooked Chinese Chicken Imports

Posted on June 16, 2017

As part of a deal to resume U.S. Beef exports to China, the U.S. recently pledged that it would remove obstacles to importing cooked Chinese poultry meat. (See previous blog

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U.S. and China Finalize Details to Facilitate Resumption of U.S. Beef Exports to China

Posted on June 14, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, U.S. beef has been denied access to China for nearly 14 years due to concerns stemming from a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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China Slated to Resume US Beef Imports by July

Posted on May 12, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, U.S. beef has been denied access to China for nearly 14 years due to concerns stemming from a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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China Agrees (Again) to Import U.S. Beef

Posted on April 12, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, U.S. beef has been denied access to China since 2003. Last September, China announced that it had lifted its ban on imports of

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U.S. Beef Industry Presses For Access to Chinese Market

Posted on March 29, 2017

U.S. beef has been denied access to China since 2003. Last fall, China announced that it had lifted its ban on imports of U.S. beef, but attempts since then to

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FSIS Increases Beef Import Inspection From Certain Countries

Posted on March 14, 2017

By way of background, all meat and poultry food products are potentially subject to regulation by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) upon import into the U.S. Turning to

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