Behind South Koreans' Worries About U.S. Beef
They distrust U.S. safety standards—and they eat more of the cow
By
Kent Garber
Posted June 17, 2008
South Korean protesters march with a mockup symbolizing "US mad-cow" during a rally against US beef imports in Seoul on June 7, 2008. South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak insisted he would not re-negotiate a deal on US beef imports that has triggered the biggest crisis yet to face his young administration. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images)
