More countries have put temporary restrictions on Canadian beef products after a confirmed case of mad cow disease in one beef cow in Alberta earlier this month.
The three countries are Peru, Belarus and Taiwan, while Indonesia placed temporary restrictions on some non-edible meat products, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. South Korea temporarily suspended imports last week.
The Alberta case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) — better known as mad cow disease — was confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Feb. 13.
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