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Thousands of protesters marched through the Taiwan capital Taipei on Saturday to protest against resuming imports of certain US beef products, over fears of the spread of mad cow disease. Taiwan last month decided to lift a ban on US beef-on-the-bone and cow organs, sparking accusations that the government had ignored concerns over mad cow disease, the common name for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Taiwan banned all US beef imports in December 2003 after reports of mad cow disease. In 2006, Taipei relaxed the rules to permit imports of boneless beef.
