South Korea is classed as a country with undetermined BSE risk while countries such as the US and Canada are categorised as controlled risk countries.
Lee Sung-shik, head of the Korean Society of Veterinary Services, said: ‘Although [BSE] never occurred in South Korea, we should not neglect the standard set by the international community.’
Jean-Luc Angot, deputy director general of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), has Jean-Luc Angot, deputy director general of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), has also publicly urged Seoul to submit documents required for a BSE risk assessment. He contended the country’s capabilities to systematically control the disease, as opposed to the number of reported cases, will determine its risk classification.
Source: meatingplace.com
