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Asia Pacific
Taiwan agrees to conditionally lift ban on U.S. beef
Taiwan has agreed to resume import of U.S. beef, providing imports are limited to boneless beef from animals 30 months of age or younger, the country's Bureau of Food Safety announced Wednesday. Offal and ground beef would remain banned.
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Manitoba Pork Council to begin distributing ID and traceability iInformation next Month
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BSE confirmed but will not affect border
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No signs other countries will ban U.S. beef
There are no signs so far that other countries follow Japan's lead and close their borders to U.S. beef following the discovery last week of vertebrae parts in veal shipments sent from the United States to Japan, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Wednesday.
New meat from Tyson
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Asia Pacific
Taiwan agrees to conditionally lift ban on U.S. beef
Taiwan has agreed to resume import of U.S. beef, providing imports are limited to boneless beef from animals 30 months of age or younger, the country's Bureau of Food Safety announced Wednesday. Offal and ground beef would remain banned.
Americas
Manitoba Pork Council to begin distributing ID and traceability iInformation next Month
Manitoba Pork Council will begin distributing information packages early next month which outline the procedures that will be used for registering swine producers under the Canadian pork industry's new national swine traceability and identification system.
BSE confirmed but will not affect border
A new case of mad cow disease was confirmed in Alberta over the weekend, but officials are saying it will not affect the beef and cattle export industry.
Minister calls for sustainable growth in hog raising
The announcement was made yesterday (24), in São Paulo, by the minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply, Roberto Rodrigues, at a meeting sponsored by the Brazilian Hog Raisers' Association (ABCS) with representatives of the sector.
USA
No signs other countries will ban U.S. beef
There are no signs so far that other countries follow Japan's lead and close their borders to U.S. beef following the discovery last week of vertebrae parts in veal shipments sent from the United States to Japan, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Wednesday.
New meat from Tyson
Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat producer, plans to offer two new lines of so-called natural beef worldwide.