PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech authorities will inspect all beef imported into the Czech Republic from neighboring Poland following the discovery of salmonella in a 700 kg batch of imported Polish beef, news agency CTK said on Wednesday.
The agency reported that Agriculture Minister Miroslav Toman had said the government was also considering a ban on Polish imports.
The order follows a January food scare sparked by a TV documentary showing a Polish abattoir killing sick cows. Poland produces about 560,000 tonnes of beef a year, with 85 percent exported.
(Reporting by Jan Lopatka; Editing by Mark Potter)
