Indonesia's Agriculture Ministry is assembling a team to assess the risks of importing beef and bone meal from the United States, Indonesian news agency Antara reported.
Husbandry Director General Mathur Riady said the team would assess product from five U.S. companies, including Cargill, that had submitted applications to export beef and bone meal to Indonesia. The intent is to prevent cattle disease from entering the country, he said.
Indonesia imports up to 20,000 tons of beef and bone meal monthly, according to Riady.
Source: Ann Bagel Storck on 7/26/2007 for Meatingplace.com