S. Korea Ends Ban
On Nebraska Beef

LINCOLN, Neb. —(AP)— South Korea has lifted its embargo against Nebraska beef.

Nebraska State Agriculture Director Larry Sitzman said Monday that the South Korean government has decided to allow shipments of Nebraska beef into the country. He said 200 tons of beef held at a port in South Korea since last month will be permitted to enter.

No Nebraska beef had been allowed into South Korea since last September after E. coli bacteria was detected on the outside of frozen and unsliced beef shipped by Nebraska-based IBP Inc. The company also shipped the beef that will now be permitted into the Asian country.

South Korea, a major importer of U.S. beef, also expanded tests for Nebraska and other American beef after its quarantine experts detected E. coli on the IBP Inc. beef in September. A similar test in the United States would not be considered a problem because the bacteria was not detected in ground beef where it can be more difficult to eradicate.