AFP, Beijing :
China could soon allow imports of beef from France, Germany and the Netherlands, which had been under embargo since 2001, the EU agriculture commissioner said Friday in Beijing.
China had banned imports of European and then US beef due to cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or “mad cow disease”.
The European Union has been working for years to ensure its meat is safe.
France reached a deal to lift the embargo on its beef during a visit to China by President Emmanuel Macron in January, with restrictions to be eased within six months. China recently opened its market to beef from Ireland, the first EU country to benefit.
China could soon allow imports of beef from France, Germany and the Netherlands, which had been under embargo since 2001, the EU agriculture commissioner said Friday in Beijing.
China had banned imports of European and then US beef due to cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or “mad cow disease”.
The European Union has been working for years to ensure its meat is safe.
France reached a deal to lift the embargo on its beef during a visit to China by President Emmanuel Macron in January, with restrictions to be eased within six months. China recently opened its market to beef from Ireland, the first EU country to benefit.
