Mexico suspends beef, poultry shipments to US

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government of Mexico has voluntarily suspended shipments of meat and processed poultry to the United States after U.S. officials raised concerns about the quality of Mexican food processing and inspections, an Agriculture Department official said Thursday.

The department's Food Safety and Inspection Service identified systemic problems with sanitation controls and recordkeeping during an annual audit that took place in Mexico between June 24 and July 31.

The voluntary suspension began Aug. 29, said Amanda Eamich, a spokeswoman for the service. About 2 percent of beef and poultry in the U.S. comes from Mexican producers.

"Safety concerns in multiple establishments were not identified by Mexican in-plant inspection personnel, demonstrating that Mexico's system to verify its plants were producing safe food in a clean facility was insufficient," Eamich said.

Then there's this:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2008-09-05-mexico-us-beef_N.htm
Mexican beef producers to renew US meat exports
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The president of a major Mexican meat producers association said Friday he expects shipments to the United States to resume next week.

That was fast Huh

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