France announces its lifting ban on UK beef

France has decided to lift its six-year-old ban on British beef, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said today in a statement…

France has decided to lift its six-year-old ban on British beef, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said today in a statement.

He added that the government hoped to issue a decree soon concerning the labelling of beef in restaurants, school cantines and other places offering prepared meat dishes.

AFP