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Japan to suspend shipments from California meatpackerTOKYO (AP)--Japan will suspend beef imports from a California meatpacker after finding packages of beef sausage in a shipment in violation of a regulation imposed over Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy concerns, the government said March 2. The Ministries of Health and Agriculture said inspectors at the port of Kobe found 188 boxes of beef sausage in a shipment sent by Jobbers Meat Packing Co., among a 1,108-box shipment of sausages made from chicken, turkey and pork. The ministries did not indicate where the company was based. Japan bans the import of U.S. products such as sausage that contain processed beef under restrictions aimed at controlling the threat of BSE . The beef sausage boxes were not listed on the accompanying documents issued by U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors, the ministries said. The ministries said they have informed U.S. officials of the issue, and are suspending shipments from the company until they receive further details. Last month Japan said it would suspend beef imports from a Nebraska processing plant after finding meat in a shipment that violated a regulation imposed over BSE concerns. Plant owner Tyson Foods Inc. said the boxes of beef were mistakenly included in a shipment destined for export from its Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Lexington. 6 Star Midwest Ag 3/12/07 12 B Date: 3/7/07
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