South Korea has lifted its temporary suspension of Canadian beef imports that were imposed after an atypical B-S-E case was confirmed in an Alberta cow last month.
It was Canada's first B-S-E case in six years and prompted three countries -- South Korea, China and the Philippines to establish restrictions.
South Korea imports about 90-million dollars worth of Canadian beef per year.
An atypical case can occur naturally in older cattle on rare occasions, while classical B-S-E is caused by a cow eating contaminated feed.
