S Korea resumes US beef imports. South Korea has received its first shipment of US beef since imports were banned after mad cow disease was detected in the US five years ago. [News Source]

CNN - U.S. Ribs, Steaks Back In South Korea (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) Thousands And Thousands Of South Koreans Have Protested The Return Of U.S. Beef To Their Country. Mad Cow Fears Led The Asian Nation To Ban Cattle Products Imported From The States In 2003. But That Prohibition Ended Earlier This Year, And The First Shipments Of Bone-In Beef Products Arrived Tuesday. There Are Some Conditions. All Of The Meat Comes From Cattle Younger Than 30 Months Old.   [News Source]

U.S. beef shipment arrives in S. Korea (USA Today) The first shipment of U.S. beef under a controversial import deal arrived in South Korea on Tuesday, officials said, amid lingering public concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]