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Asia Pacific
Japan: U.S. and Canadian beef still not 100 percent safe
Japan's ban on U.S. beef will continue -- even after Japanese officials met with both American and Canadian representatives last week.
Japan Still Not Ready to Lift Ban on U.S. Beef
The team fromJapan that visited the U.S. last week to gather information on our BSE investigation and procedures has declared in a report that additional cases of BSE cannot be ruled out in the United States.
Japan minister says worried about more BSE in U.S.
TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Japan's farm minister on Tuesday expressed concern about the possibility the United States might discover new cases of mad cow disease, and reiterated Japan's stance that it would not resume imports until it was sure of the safety of U.S. beef.
Japan says further U.S. mad cow cases possible
TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Farm Ministry said on Monday there was no guarantee that other mad cow cases would not be found in the United States as the two countries prepare for talks this week on lifting a Japanese ban on U.S. beef imports.
Americas
Canadian ranchers cheer political shift on mad cow
REGINA, Saskatchewan, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Canadian farmers said on Friday a subtle shift in the political wind has stirred their spirits after eight months of uncertainty and losses because of two Canadian-born cases of mad cow disease.
Mexico Won't Say When Border Will Reopen To U.S. Beef
While saying it's not a matter of when but how the Mexican border is reopened for U.S. beef, Javier Usabiaga of the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Food and Fisheries (SAGARPA) told a news conference today that such an opening would take place once the U.S. "implements measures they have offered to do and have satisfied the concerns" for human and animal health in Mexico.
Europe
Russia may issue meat quotas to Brazil -reports
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russia may issue separate meat import quotas to Brazil within existing overall quota volumes, Russian news agencies quoted Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev as saying on Tuesday.
USA
No changes in BSE policy as North American agriculture officials meet
In a joint meeting of North America's agriculture officials, Mexico's agriculture minister said his country would continue to ban American beef because the United States hasn't done enough to alleviate Mexico's concern over bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the Associated Press reported.
Abbott seeks USDA approval of BSE test
Abbott Laboratories submitted a Veterinary Biological Product License Application for its bovine spongiform encephalopathy test that is pending review by the Agriculture Department.
Joint Statement By The United States, Canada And Mexico
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Bob Speller and Mexican Secretary of Agriculture Javier Usabiaga held their first-ever joint meeting today.
Asia Pacific
Japan: U.S. and Canadian beef still not 100 percent safe
Japan's ban on U.S. beef will continue -- even after Japanese officials met with both American and Canadian representatives last week.
Japan Still Not Ready to Lift Ban on U.S. Beef
The team fromJapan that visited the U.S. last week to gather information on our BSE investigation and procedures has declared in a report that additional cases of BSE cannot be ruled out in the United States.
Japan minister says worried about more BSE in U.S.
TOKYO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Japan's farm minister on Tuesday expressed concern about the possibility the United States might discover new cases of mad cow disease, and reiterated Japan's stance that it would not resume imports until it was sure of the safety of U.S. beef.
Japan says further U.S. mad cow cases possible
TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Farm Ministry said on Monday there was no guarantee that other mad cow cases would not be found in the United States as the two countries prepare for talks this week on lifting a Japanese ban on U.S. beef imports.
Americas
Canadian ranchers cheer political shift on mad cow
REGINA, Saskatchewan, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Canadian farmers said on Friday a subtle shift in the political wind has stirred their spirits after eight months of uncertainty and losses because of two Canadian-born cases of mad cow disease.
Mexico Won't Say When Border Will Reopen To U.S. Beef
While saying it's not a matter of when but how the Mexican border is reopened for U.S. beef, Javier Usabiaga of the Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Food and Fisheries (SAGARPA) told a news conference today that such an opening would take place once the U.S. "implements measures they have offered to do and have satisfied the concerns" for human and animal health in Mexico.
Europe
Russia may issue meat quotas to Brazil -reports
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russia may issue separate meat import quotas to Brazil within existing overall quota volumes, Russian news agencies quoted Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev as saying on Tuesday.
USA
No changes in BSE policy as North American agriculture officials meet
In a joint meeting of North America's agriculture officials, Mexico's agriculture minister said his country would continue to ban American beef because the United States hasn't done enough to alleviate Mexico's concern over bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the Associated Press reported.
Abbott seeks USDA approval of BSE test
Abbott Laboratories submitted a Veterinary Biological Product License Application for its bovine spongiform encephalopathy test that is pending review by the Agriculture Department.
Joint Statement By The United States, Canada And Mexico
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman, Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Bob Speller and Mexican Secretary of Agriculture Javier Usabiaga held their first-ever joint meeting today.