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Military to bring foreign beef back to its tables
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2899106

December 27, 2008
The Korean military is expected to resume serving foreign beef at its cafeterias beginning next month, about four months after it stopped amid controversy over the safety of U.S. beef.

According to Defense Ministry officials, the military is expected to serve the foreign beef, which could come from Australia and New Zealand, at military cafeterias beginning in January.

Until August, the military had provided an average of 35 grams of beef to each serviceman a day; 15 grams of local beef and 20 of foreign.

But the foreign portion has been replaced with duck since August amid the public frenzy over mad cow disease and American beef.

The change would have the military serve a total of 33 grams of beef to each serviceman a day, including 17 grams of local beef, which tends to be more expensive than imported beef, and 16 grams of foreign beef.

A recent survey of servicemen, however, indicated that they are still reluctant to eat U.S. beef, the officials said.



By Lee Young-jong JoongAng Ilbo/ Jung Ha-won Staff Reporter [[email protected]]