Taiwan lifts ban on Canadian beef-on-the-bone

Under the new measure set to take effect in mid-February, imports from Canada of bone-in beef from cows under aged 30 months or younger will be allowed, the economic ministry said.

Canadian and US beef imports were initially banned in 2003 in the wake of various mad cow disease scares though Taiwan has steadily lifted restrictions in recent years. Boneless Canadian beef has been able to be imported since 2007.