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Asia Pacific
Thailand bans beef imports from Canada, Poland
Thailand banned on Saturday imports of beef and beef products from Canada and Poland due to concerns over mad cow disease.
INDONESIA: Indonesian clerics give go-ahead to GM food consumption
Indonesia's leading authority on Islamic affairs has given the conditional go-ahead for the consumption of imported genetically modified (GM) foods.
US FTA Trade Talk at Critical Phase
Negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and the United States will begin on Monday as American farm groups ratchet up their concern at the proposal.
Americas
UPDATE 3-Canada introduces strict mad cow safeguards
Canada introduced new safeguards against mad cow disease on Friday that will force its crippled beef sector to remove risky organs from carcasses, a move its top trading partner, the United States, said was key to lifting its import ban.
Canada: SRMs to be Removed from Feed
Canadian Agriculture and Agri-food Minister Lyle Vanclief and Health Minister Anne McLellan today announced an additional measure to enhance existing food safety controls regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). This new measure requires that specified risk materials (SRM) be removed from cattle at slaughter.
Mad Cow Crisis in Canada Expected to Drag On
Canada's mad cow crisis could last much longer and send scores of farmers into bankruptcy, an expert in agricultural economics told local reporters Sunday.
USA
Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding Canada's Decision to Remove Specified Risk Material from Food Products
“Today, Canadian officials announced that they are implementing additional safeguards to strengthen their system after the single BSE detection on May 20, 2003. We appreciate that Canada is moving quickly to address these issues. We commend the Canadian government for its thorough investigation of the situation as well as its willingness to have an international team of experts review the progress.”
US to Visit Japan, S. Korea on Mad Cow Concerns
The Bush administration is sending a high-level team to Japan and South Korea this week to discuss both countries' concerns about American beef following Canada's discovery of mad cow disease in May, a U.S. Agriculture Department official said on Monday.
Canada mad cow action 'key' to trade review-USDA
Canada's new safeguards on mad cow disease will be "key" to the United States' review of a possible easing of its ban on Canadian beef and cattle, a senior U.S. Agriculture Department official said on Friday.
USDA Veneman praises Canada mad cow safeguards
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman on Friday embraced Canada's new efforts to guard against mad cow disease, but did not outline any plans to ease a ban on imports of beef and cattle from Canada.
Asia Pacific
Thailand bans beef imports from Canada, Poland
Thailand banned on Saturday imports of beef and beef products from Canada and Poland due to concerns over mad cow disease.
INDONESIA: Indonesian clerics give go-ahead to GM food consumption
Indonesia's leading authority on Islamic affairs has given the conditional go-ahead for the consumption of imported genetically modified (GM) foods.
US FTA Trade Talk at Critical Phase
Negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) between Australia and the United States will begin on Monday as American farm groups ratchet up their concern at the proposal.
Americas
UPDATE 3-Canada introduces strict mad cow safeguards
Canada introduced new safeguards against mad cow disease on Friday that will force its crippled beef sector to remove risky organs from carcasses, a move its top trading partner, the United States, said was key to lifting its import ban.
Canada: SRMs to be Removed from Feed
Canadian Agriculture and Agri-food Minister Lyle Vanclief and Health Minister Anne McLellan today announced an additional measure to enhance existing food safety controls regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). This new measure requires that specified risk materials (SRM) be removed from cattle at slaughter.
Mad Cow Crisis in Canada Expected to Drag On
Canada's mad cow crisis could last much longer and send scores of farmers into bankruptcy, an expert in agricultural economics told local reporters Sunday.
USA
Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding Canada’s Decision to Remove Specified Risk Material from Food Products
“Today, Canadian officials announced that they are implementing additional safeguards to strengthen their system after the single BSE detection on May 20, 2003. We appreciate that Canada is moving quickly to address these issues. We commend the Canadian government for its thorough investigation of the situation as well as its willingness to have an international team of experts review the progress.”
US to Visit Japan, S. Korea on Mad Cow Concerns
The Bush administration is sending a high-level team to Japan and South Korea this week to discuss both countries' concerns about American beef following Canada's discovery of mad cow disease in May, a U.S. Agriculture Department official said on Monday.
Canada mad cow action 'key' to trade review-USDA
Canada's new safeguards on mad cow disease will be "key" to the United States' review of a possible easing of its ban on Canadian beef and cattle, a senior U.S. Agriculture Department official said on Friday.
USDA Veneman praises Canada mad cow safeguards
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman on Friday embraced Canada's new efforts to guard against mad cow disease, but did not outline any plans to ease a ban on imports of beef and cattle from Canada.