APHIS Announces Import Restrictions on Beef from Japan Due to FMD

June 2, 2010 by Marie Rapport|Other Agency Postings

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is announcing that it notified U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on April 22, 2010, that effective immediately APHIS veterinary services has placed temporary restrictions on certain commodities from Japan due to foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), based on notifications from Japan of an outbreak in cattle that is consistent with FMD.