The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Song Miryeong, hereinafter referred to as the "Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs") confirmed the occurrence of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Ireland and announced that, in accordance with the "Hygienic Conditions for Importing Irish Beef," it will suspend the import quarantine for Irish beef as of April 13. For reference, atypical BSE is a disease that occurs very rarely in older cattle naturally, with no cases of human infection, and it is different from classical BSE, which is caused by the ingestion of contaminated feed. The Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced on April 10 (local time) that, according to the inspection results of the Central Veterinary Laboratory under Ireland's BSE surveillance program, atypical BSE was confirmed in a 9-year-old cow, and the cow was disposed of and did not enter the food chain. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs additionally requested information related to the occurrence of atypical BSE from the Irish government and plans to review the lifting of the measure based on the information provided by the Irish government in the future. For reference, a total of 358 tons of Irish beef were imported domestically in 2025, which is 0.08% of the total domestic beef imports (473 thousand tons), and it is currently understood that there are no quantities imported and awaiting quarantine domestically.