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Malaysia bans beef from EU on 'mad cow' scare

Asian Economic News, Jan 15, 2001

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 12 Kyodo

With the latest ''mad cow disease'' scare, Malaysia has imposed an immediate ban on the import of all beef and beef products and feed containing beef from European Union countries, the New Straits Times reported Friday.

The government also directed that all the products now being sold to be withdrawn immediately.

''The imposition of the ban followed advice from the World Health Organization to all countries to initiate immediate measures to curb the spread of the mad cow disease,'' Health Minister Chua Jui Meng was quoted saying.

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Malaysia imported about 2.5 million ringgit ($657,895) of beef and beef products from Europe in the first nine months of last year, which was less than 1% of the total 400 million ringgit worth of beef and beef products brought into the country.

The EU countries affected by the ban are Britain, Ireland, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Austria, Finland, Greece, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

Malaysia bans beef from EU on 'mad cow' scare

Asian Economic News, Jan 15, 2001

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