Taiwanese officials said that if a final round of testing confirmed the disease that it would cease importing American beef.

The recent negotiations to force Japan to import American beef and citrus were typical.

In particular, the scientist said, approval to resume importing Canadian beef was given last August before a study confirming that it was safe.

Recently, the Government directed trading companies to import less beef, because this was causing prices to decline and hurting domestic producers.

In December 2005, Japan agreed to remove the restriction on importing beef from the United States.

Japan finally agreed to import American beef, but only from cattle younger than 21 months.

It was extraordinary to read this morning that Argentina is importing beef at the moment.

The United States imported little British feed or beef.

Bowing to public pressure, Burger King agreed to import less beef from Latin America.

How can people try and tell us that we must import hormone-enhanced beef?