Seventy-eight percent of people think that the U.S. beef cuts are not safe to eat, a KBS public opinion survey said Sunday.

According to the poll of 1,000 people nationwide, 80.3 percent of the respondents said government negotiators did not do a good job in the negotiations.

The poll also found that 62 percent believe that President Lee Myung-bak should apologize to the people for the beef deal.

hkang@koreatimes.co.kr