21.   It also set out the formula for requests by non-EU countries to import British beef while the Brussels ban remains in place.

22.   Sources said the country could lift trade restrictions and begin importing Argentine beef as soon as Argentina implements certain sanitary measures.

23.   Tanzania imports corned beef, mainly from Europe and the Middle East, because the east African country does not have canning facilities.

24.   The health and welfare ministry said Tuesday it was instructing Japanese food companies to stop importing beef from Northern Ireland.

25.   The kingdom has opted to import beef from China.