Irish beef exports to China suspended after case of BSE found

Irish authorities had been involved in lengthy negotiations over more than two years to reopen the Chinese market to Irish beef, which had been valued at nearly €39 million in 2019. Photograph: iStock Beef exports from Ireland to the Chinese market have been suspended after a case of atypical BSE was detected in a cow during recent routine Department of Agriculture tests. The new case of atypical BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease, was detected by department veterinary officials carrying out tests on a cow last Friday. The suspension of exports from Irish producers to China has been described…