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Americas
Argentina has has been officially declared free of foot-and-mouth disease after an outbreak more than two years ago, health officials said on Friday.
Disease Scares Sully Canada's Squeaky-Clean Image
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's squeaky-clean image is under siege, tarnished by Toronto's unwelcome role as the SARS center of the western hemisphere and a desperate search for the origins of a single case of mad cow disease.
"Ground Zero" herd tests clear of BSE
After announcing over the weekend that all other cattle in the original herd linked to last week's mad cow disease case in Canada, officials said they are continuing their cull in hopes of tracing the origin of the infected animal. Canadian agriculture officials announced Sunday that all 192 animals from the same herd as the infected cow tested negative for bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Watson Food is warning the public not to consume a number of types of sausages manufactured by Watson Food because they may contain bone fragments.
Canadian Net Farm Income Down 10.6% in 2002
Statistics Canada reports that net cash income - the difference between a farmer's cash receipts and operating expenses - tumbled 10.6% to (C)$7.7 billion in 2002 after setting a record high in 2001. Cash receipts fell for the first time since 1998 in the wake of back-to-back droughts, while higher feed grain costs drove up operating expenses.
USA
AMI calls proposed pathogen reduction bill 'misguided'
J. Patrick Boyle, president of the American Meat Institute, says the Meat and Poultry Pathogen Reduction Act of 2003 is a well-intentioned, but misguided bill that makes a food safety promise it cannot deliver.
Sick Canadian Cow May Have Been Used for Dog Food
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Parts of the Canadian cow that recently tested positive for mad cow disease may have been used to make dry dog food that was shipped to the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday.
US Stockgrowers press for long-term ban on Canadian cattle
The United Stockgrowers of America are calling for up to a four year ban on the import of Canadian cattle, citing the May 20 discovery of a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a cow at an Alberta province ranch.
Americas
Argentina has has been officially declared free of foot-and-mouth disease after an outbreak more than two years ago, health officials said on Friday.
Disease Scares Sully Canada's Squeaky-Clean Image
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's squeaky-clean image is under siege, tarnished by Toronto's unwelcome role as the SARS center of the western hemisphere and a desperate search for the origins of a single case of mad cow disease.
"Ground Zero" herd tests clear of BSE
After announcing over the weekend that all other cattle in the original herd linked to last week's mad cow disease case in Canada, officials said they are continuing their cull in hopes of tracing the origin of the infected animal. Canadian agriculture officials announced Sunday that all 192 animals from the same herd as the infected cow tested negative for bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Watson Food is warning the public not to consume a number of types of sausages manufactured by Watson Food because they may contain bone fragments.
Canadian Net Farm Income Down 10.6% in 2002
Statistics Canada reports that net cash income - the difference between a farmer's cash receipts and operating expenses - tumbled 10.6% to (C)$7.7 billion in 2002 after setting a record high in 2001. Cash receipts fell for the first time since 1998 in the wake of back-to-back droughts, while higher feed grain costs drove up operating expenses.
USA
AMI calls proposed pathogen reduction bill 'misguided'
J. Patrick Boyle, president of the American Meat Institute, says the Meat and Poultry Pathogen Reduction Act of 2003 is a well-intentioned, but misguided bill that makes a food safety promise it cannot deliver.
Sick Canadian Cow May Have Been Used for Dog Food
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Parts of the Canadian cow that recently tested positive for mad cow disease may have been used to make dry dog food that was shipped to the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday.
US Stockgrowers press for long-term ban on Canadian cattle
The United Stockgrowers of America are calling for up to a four year ban on the import of Canadian cattle, citing the May 20 discovery of a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in a cow at an Alberta province ranch.