South Korea-More American beef in stores.

SOUTH KOREA-MORE US BEEF BACK ON THE SHELVES.

Hyundai Department Store Co. will resume selling U.S. beef beginning Saturday, ending a five-year hiatus, according to Yonhap News.

Hyundai joins Shinsegae Co. as the latest Korean retailers to stock U.S. beef following lingering safety fears stemming from the discovery of a BSE-infected cow in the United States in 2003.

South Korea’s top three discount stores — E-mart, Homeplus and Lottemart — resumed U.S. beef sales in November last year as consumers shifted to the lower-priced product amid a deepening economic recession.

Meanwhile, Lotte Department Store, the nation’s largest department store chain, still has not decided whether it will follow suit, Yonhap reported.