USDA maintains Korea’s FMD status

USDA maintains KoreaÆs FMD status    The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has delayed indefinitely implementing a final rule adding South Korea to the list of regions that are considered free of rinderpest and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
   An outbreak of FMD was reported by the South Korean government on Jan. 6.
   The USDA's final rule was published on Dec. 28, and was due to become effective Jan. 12. The department said the delay in implementation would allow APHIS to consider the issues raised by the disease outbreak and to decide what actions to take.