pection ▁from ▁US ▁and ▁ 1 % ▁ins pection ▁agreement ▁from ▁Australia / New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁The ▁sample ▁packages ▁were ▁ins pected ▁sole ly ▁for ▁label ing ▁dis cre pan cies , ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁disease . ▁▁ ▁Although ▁there ▁were ▁many ▁confirmed ▁cases ▁of ▁B SE ▁in ▁brain ▁sc ans ▁and ▁medical ▁tests ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁public , ▁the ▁true ▁death ▁to ll ▁of ▁these ▁policies ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁calculated . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁si xty - five ▁nations ▁had ▁full ▁or ▁partial ▁restrictions ▁on ▁the ▁import ation ▁of ▁US ▁be ef . ▁Ex port ▁sales ▁of ▁US ▁be ef ▁fell ▁from ▁$ 3 . 8 ▁billion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁$ 1 . 4 ▁billion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁An ▁attempt ▁to ▁re open ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁market ▁to ▁US ▁be ef ▁imports ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁( rest rict ed ▁to ▁bon eless ▁meat ▁from ▁cattle ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁months ▁old ) ▁failed ▁when ▁the ▁South ▁Korean ▁government ▁discovered ▁b one ▁ch ips ▁in ▁a ▁ship ment ▁of ▁ 3 . 2 ▁tons ▁of ▁meat . ▁Sp or adic ▁attempts ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁also ▁failed ▁for ▁similar ▁reasons . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁– ▁Lee ' s ▁revers al ▁of ▁the ▁be ef ▁import ▁ban ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁South ▁Korea ▁met