01/04/2007 10:17AM
Beef Export Verification (BEV) or Export Verification (EV)
USDA verified programs that establish the specific requirements for an export customer (specific country).Requirements can include:age, source, age and source, etc.
The EV programs began as BEV programs.
As more countries required verification
06/22/2006 06:44AM
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)--Japan's decision to reopen its market to U.S. beef brought joy to the nation's cattlemen and some hand-wringing by its meat processors, upset that their plants would be open to Japanese inspection as part of the deal. Japan agreed Wednesday to lift the ban, pending inspections of