Korea halts Canadian beef imports after detection of mad cow case

Summary

South Korea on Tuesday suspended quarantine inspections of Canadian beef following the discovery of a mad cow case in the North American country.
It marks the first time in six years that a mad cow case has been confirmed in Canada.
In February 2015, South Korea halted quarantine inspections of Canadian beef after the confirmation of a mad cow case in Alberta.
Ten months later, Seoul resumed Canadian beef imports.
In the first 11 months of this year, South Korea imported 10,676 tons of Canadian beef, accounting for 2.6 percent of Seoul’s total beef imports.