Japan has eased some of its restrictions on U.S. beef, so exports to the Asian nation may grow. Since February 1, 2013, Japan is allowing U.S. beef shipments to come from cattle as old as 30 months, which is a widely used standard
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Board of Directors announced that the CanadaGAP Scheme Version 6 Options B and C and Program Management Manual Version 3 have been successfully re-benchmarked by GFSI and have achieved recognition against the GFSI Guidance Document Sixth Edition.