TekVet CEO, D. Bret Smith, urges President George W. Bush and all members of Congress
to present a united front to Japan to eliminate unfair Japanese embargo of beef imports
May 30, 2006 (Press Release) --
TekVet™, LLC, a Utah-based developer of agricultural technologies, today joined 31 United States Senators, including Senator Orrin Hatch, R-UT, in calling upon Japan to remove the embargo on U.S. beef imports to Japan prior to the June 2006 visit of Prime Minister Koizumi to the U.S.
“We recognize our long-standing friendship and the mutually beneficial economic relationship between the nations of Japan and the United States of America,” said D. Bret Smith, chief executive officer of TekVet. “Nevertheless, I applaud last week’s action taken by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to urge Prime Minister Koizumi to ‘resolve this matter and to reestablish beef trade prior to your visit’ to the U.S. next month. I further agree that this Japanese ‘prohibition on (beef) trade is unfounded and inconsistent with the guidelines of the mutually recognized World Animal Health Organization (OIE),’ and I call upon President Bush and all members of Congress to work together to remove the restrictions on U.S. beef imports to Japan.”
On Thursday, May 24, Senator Hatch and 30 other members of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Japan calling upon the government of Japan to remove its restrictions on U.S. beef imports. A complete copy of the letter to Prime Minister Koizumi can be found online at http://www.meatami.com/storylinks/2006/JapanKorea052606.pdf.
In part, the letter reads: “Despite overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the safety of American beef and an agreement between the United States and Government of Japan to resume trade, the embargo on beef from the United States still exists. We believe you are aware that American beef producers and processors have requested Congress to consider trade-retaliation efforts against Japan. Certainly, efforts such as these are never fully positive and should be used only when absolutely necessary. We urge you to resolve this matter and to reestablish beef trade prior to your visit.”
A bipartisan group of Republican and Democrat Senators joined Hatch in addressing the ongoing Japanese beef embargo in their letter to the Japanese Prime Minister.
“Since Japan initiated, and has extended, this unfair embargo on U.S. beef imports in December 2003, it is easy to project that the U.S. cattle industry has lost at least $7.5 billion in exports to Japanese consumers,” TekVet’s Smith said. “Japanese businesses and consumers are calling upon their government to end these restrictions and we agree. It is time to end the seemingly endless dance between our two governments and re-open beef imports into Japan.”
“We recognize our long-standing friendship and the mutually beneficial economic relationship between the nations of Japan and the United States of America,” said D. Bret Smith, chief executive officer of TekVet. “Nevertheless, I applaud last week’s action taken by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to urge Prime Minister Koizumi to ‘resolve this matter and to reestablish beef trade prior to your visit’ to the U.S. next month. I further agree that this Japanese ‘prohibition on (beef) trade is unfounded and inconsistent with the guidelines of the mutually recognized World Animal Health Organization (OIE),’ and I call upon President Bush and all members of Congress to work together to remove the restrictions on U.S. beef imports to Japan.”
On Thursday, May 24, Senator Hatch and 30 other members of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Japan calling upon the government of Japan to remove its restrictions on U.S. beef imports. A complete copy of the letter to Prime Minister Koizumi can be found online at http://www.meatami.com/storylinks/2006/JapanKorea052606.pdf.
In part, the letter reads: “Despite overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the safety of American beef and an agreement between the United States and Government of Japan to resume trade, the embargo on beef from the United States still exists. We believe you are aware that American beef producers and processors have requested Congress to consider trade-retaliation efforts against Japan. Certainly, efforts such as these are never fully positive and should be used only when absolutely necessary. We urge you to resolve this matter and to reestablish beef trade prior to your visit.”
A bipartisan group of Republican and Democrat Senators joined Hatch in addressing the ongoing Japanese beef embargo in their letter to the Japanese Prime Minister.
“Since Japan initiated, and has extended, this unfair embargo on U.S. beef imports in December 2003, it is easy to project that the U.S. cattle industry has lost at least $7.5 billion in exports to Japanese consumers,” TekVet’s Smith said. “Japanese businesses and consumers are calling upon their government to end these restrictions and we agree. It is time to end the seemingly endless dance between our two governments and re-open beef imports into Japan.”
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