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No beef deal yet
President Bush fails to reach an agreement on the resumption of U.S. beef exports with Japan.
PMWS disease remains focus for pork industry
Disease prevention will remain the focus of the Australian pork industry following today's refusal by the High Court to hear the industry's appeal against new quarantine protocols for imported pig meat.
Australian pork producers lose another round in quarantine appeal
The Australian pork industry lost its final appeal in a battle to keep imported pork out of the country.
Americas
Western Canadian swine producers applaud expansion of Manitoba's pork processing capacity
Western Canada's swine industry is counting on a new state of the art pork processing plant which is planned for Winnipeg to provide the benefits of value added processing while, at the same time, helping to reduce the type of irritation that triggered the last trade dispute with the U.S. pork industry.
USA
Yersiniosis disease associated with pork consumption
The Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH) has issued a warning to those residents who plan on preparing chitterlings, or pig intestines, this holiday season.
USDA to prolong expanded BSE testing program
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to keep its expanded testing program for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) going indefinitely instead of scaling it back at the end of this year, according to recent reports.
Brit-born Texan diagnosed with vCJDz
A 30-year-old British male living in Houston is believed to be the second victim of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, in the United States.
U.S. makes move to fully open border in 2006
While no target date has been set, the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans on lifting the remaining restrictions on Canadian cattle over-30-months within a year, restoring trade to the way it was pre-BSE.
Identification system delay probe urged
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) asked the Government Accounting Office to investigate USDA's plans for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). After two years, USDA has yet to implement an animal identification program and has failed to inform producers and state governments about the costs the system will impose on them, Senator Harkin said in a release.
No beef deal yet
President Bush fails to reach an agreement on the resumption of U.S. beef exports with Japan.
PMWS disease remains focus for pork industry
Disease prevention will remain the focus of the Australian pork industry following today's refusal by the High Court to hear the industry's appeal against new quarantine protocols for imported pig meat.
Australian pork producers lose another round in quarantine appeal
The Australian pork industry lost its final appeal in a battle to keep imported pork out of the country.
Americas
Western Canadian swine producers applaud expansion of Manitoba's pork processing capacity
Western Canada's swine industry is counting on a new state of the art pork processing plant which is planned for Winnipeg to provide the benefits of value added processing while, at the same time, helping to reduce the type of irritation that triggered the last trade dispute with the U.S. pork industry.
USA
Yersiniosis disease associated with pork consumption
The Nassau County Department of Health (NCDOH) has issued a warning to those residents who plan on preparing chitterlings, or pig intestines, this holiday season.
USDA to prolong expanded BSE testing program
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to keep its expanded testing program for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) going indefinitely instead of scaling it back at the end of this year, according to recent reports.
Brit-born Texan diagnosed with vCJDz
A 30-year-old British male living in Houston is believed to be the second victim of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, in the United States.
U.S. makes move to fully open border in 2006
While no target date has been set, the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans on lifting the remaining restrictions on Canadian cattle over-30-months within a year, restoring trade to the way it was pre-BSE.
Identification system delay probe urged
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) asked the Government Accounting Office to investigate USDA's plans for the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). After two years, USDA has yet to implement an animal identification program and has failed to inform producers and state governments about the costs the system will impose on them, Senator Harkin said in a release.