Japanese lift import ban.
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stolen from the Japanense Times Online:
"We have no plan to sell U.S. beef for the time being, even if imports resume, because consumers are still concerned," said a spokesman for Ito-Yokado Co. The supermarket chain will sell the meat once the company judges consumers have regained confidence in it.
Aeon Co. spokeswoman Kaori Watanabe said the supermarket chain will make a decision on U.S. beef after carefully examining consumer sentiment.
Japan showed firm resolve on the beef issue this time around because opposition and skepticism from consumers was growing toward both governments. Ten nationwide hearings on U.S. beef safety the Japanese government held after the bilateral talks in May only deepened suspicions when it was found that reports on Japanese inspections of U.S. meatpacking facilities had not only been delayed, but also censored to black out crucial details.
At the last hearing involving the government, consumers and the food industry, held in Tokyo on June 14, angry consumers said their voices were being ignored and claimed the resumption of imports had been decided all along due to U.S. pressure and a summit scheduled later this month between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and U.S. President George W. Bush.
"We have no plan to sell U.S. beef for the time being, even if imports resume, because consumers are still concerned," said a spokesman for Ito-Yokado Co. The supermarket chain will sell the meat once the company judges consumers have regained confidence in it.
Aeon Co. spokeswoman Kaori Watanabe said the supermarket chain will make a decision on U.S. beef after carefully examining consumer sentiment.
Japan showed firm resolve on the beef issue this time around because opposition and skepticism from consumers was growing toward both governments. Ten nationwide hearings on U.S. beef safety the Japanese government held after the bilateral talks in May only deepened suspicions when it was found that reports on Japanese inspections of U.S. meatpacking facilities had not only been delayed, but also censored to black out crucial details.
At the last hearing involving the government, consumers and the food industry, held in Tokyo on June 14, angry consumers said their voices were being ignored and claimed the resumption of imports had been decided all along due to U.S. pressure and a summit scheduled later this month between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and U.S. President George W. Bush.
