﻿ Chronology of key events in the US beef dispute - Taipei Times
Sat, Feb 04, 2012 - Page 3　News List  Chronology of key events
in the US beef dispute  Source: CNA  December 2003: Taiwan bans
imports of US beef following the first case of bovine spongiform
encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease, in the US.  April
2005: Taiwan resumes imports of boneless US beef from cattle
under 30 months old.  June 2005:Taiwan blocks US beef again
following a second reported case of mad cow disease in the US.
October 2009: Taiwan signs an agreement with the US and opens
the door to bone-in beef, ground beef and other products from
cattle under 30 months old. The move stirs protests from the
public and the legislature.  December 2009: The legislature
revises a food act and bans the import of certain beef products
from countries with documented mad cow disease cases over the
past decade. This effectively halts imports of ground beef and
internal organs from the US. Washington accuses Taiwan of
violating the protocol an