Japan has halted beef imports from a Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Hillsdale, Ill., after finding meat that could not be confirmed to comply with its restrictions.
According to Bloomberg news reports, Japan is preparing to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports in the wake of a drop in domestic cattle production after the country's earthquake-related nuclear disasters.
High levels of radioactive cesium have turned up in beef from cattle raised in the region of Japan’s damaged nuclear reactors. Japan’s government has mandated an expansion of its meat monitoring program, reports MSNBC.
Tyson Foods Inc. and Smithfield Foods Inc. will likely raise shipments to Japan because of disruption to the company’s output due to the recent natural disasters, analysts said.
