TOKYO – The Japanese government said Wednesday that it suspended beef imports from a Swift and Co. plant in Nebraska for not being in line with a Japan-U.S. beef trade accord.
The government said that an inspection at the port of Osaka on Monday night revealed nine boxes shipped from the plant contained bovine thymus glands lacking U.S. government certification, which is required for U.S. beef shipments to Japan.
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