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Published: Aug 29, 2003
Food Safety And Animal Health Japanese Trade Anxious About Canadian BSE Case Fallout The bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) case in Canada resulted in a deluge of phone calls to USMEF's Japan offices. USMEF-Japan released a statement reassuring buyers that the Canadian case had no bearing on U.S. beef products, and there is no BSE in the United States. The U.S. Embassy posted USDA Secretary Ann Veneman's statement on its Web site. Media interest has so far been limited and restrained, although all the major outlets reported the story. Although there has been little sign of consumer reaction, several retailers withdrew Canadian products from their shelves and replaced them with U.S. beef. In reassuring the Japanese trade, USMEF answered many questions about Canadian cattle in the U.S. beef supply. BSE has brought the question of traceability to the forefront. The trade were also anxious to determine if the U.S. ban on Canadian imports would result in higher prices for U.S. beef products, especially with the threat this summer of the imposition of the Japanese beef safeguard. Singapore and South Korea have joined a growing list of countries which have banned imports of Canadian beef. Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand Place Bans On Canadian Beef Japan today imposed a temporary ban Tuesday (May 21) on all imports of beef products from Canada in response to the discovery of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Alberta. Beef imports from Canada, including products containing processed beef, have been banned, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said in a statement. The ban is effective immediately. Hong Kong and New Zealand have also banned beef products from Canada, and Russia is considering imposing a ban, although it imports little Canadian beef. Canada is the largest live cattle supplier to the United States and its second largest processed beef supplier. The U.S. banned imports of Canadian live cattle and beef yesterday. USDA Suspends Cattle and Beef Imports From Canada The United States has suspended all imports of Canadian cattle and beef after Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief confirmed the BSE case, emphasizing that no part of the animal had entered the food supply or ruminant feed.
Vanclief said at a news conference May 20 the cow had been tested for BSE after an Alberta inspector had condemned the animal after it exhibited symptoms of pneumonia and was underweight. Preliminary tests were inconclusive, but the diagnosis was confirmed today by a British laboratory. The remaining members of the Alberta herd will be destroyed and samples of all these animals will be tested for BSE. The cow was an 8-year-old which spent its last three years on an Alberta farm, according to the Food and Drug Agency (FDA). USDA Secretary Ann Veneman released a statement, which read in part: “I have spoken with Canada's Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief a short time ago about Canada's investigation and feel that all appropriate measures are being taken in what appears to be an isolated case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Information suggests that risk to human health and the possibility of transmission to animals in the United States is very low. “USDA is placing Canada under its BSE restriction guidelines and will not accept any ruminants or ruminant products from Canada pending further investigation. We are dispatching a technical team to Canada to assist in the investigation and will provide more detailed information as it becomes available.” The safeguards in place in the United States have prevented and continue to prevent BSE cases in America. Effective implementation and enforcement of sound, science-based measures are designed to prevent BSE in the United States. This includes import restrictions, a ban prohibiting the import of ruminant animals from countries with confirmed cases since 1997, and active surveillance since 1990 at four times the level recommended by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE). The Secretary Veneman release can be read in full at: http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/2003/05/0166.htm A release from the FDA is at: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00908.html More information on BSE can be found at: http://www.bseinfo.org/
Vanclief said at a news conference May 20 the cow had been tested for BSE after an Alberta inspector had condemned the animal after it exhibited symptoms of pneumonia and was underweight. Preliminary tests were inconclusive, but the diagnosis was confirmed today by a British laboratory. The remaining members of the Alberta herd will be destroyed and samples of all these animals will be tested for BSE. The cow was an 8-year-old which spent its last three years on an Alberta farm, according to the Food and Drug Agency (FDA). USDA Secretary Ann Veneman released a statement, which read in part: “I have spoken with Canada's Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief a short time ago about Canada's investigation and feel that all appropriate measures are being taken in what appears to be an isolated case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Information suggests that risk to human health and the possibility of transmission to animals in the United States is very low. “USDA is placing Canada under its BSE restriction guidelines and will not accept any ruminants or ruminant products from Canada pending further investigation. We are dispatching a technical team to Canada to assist in the investigation and will provide more detailed information as it becomes available.” The safeguards in place in the United States have prevented and continue to prevent BSE cases in America. Effective implementation and enforcement of sound, science-based measures are designed to prevent BSE in the United States. This includes import restrictions, a ban prohibiting the import of ruminant animals from countries with confirmed cases since 1997, and active surveillance since 1990 at four times the level recommended by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE). The Secretary Veneman release can be read in full at: http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/2003/05/0166.htm A release from the FDA is at: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00908.html More information on BSE can be found at: http://www.bseinfo.org/
Food Safety And Animal Health Japanese Trade Anxious About Canadian BSE Case Fallout The bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) case in Canada resulted in a deluge of phone calls to USMEF's Japan offices. USMEF-Japan released a statement reassuring buyers that the Canadian case had no bearing on U.S. beef products, and there is no BSE in the United States. The U.S. Embassy posted USDA Secretary Ann Veneman's statement on its Web site. Media interest has so far been limited and restrained, although all the major outlets reported the story. Although there has been little sign of consumer reaction, several retailers withdrew Canadian products from their shelves and replaced them with U.S. beef. In reassuring the Japanese trade, USMEF answered many questions about Canadian cattle in the U.S. beef supply. BSE has brought the question of traceability to the forefront. The trade were also anxious to determine if the U.S. ban on Canadian imports would result in higher prices for U.S. beef products, especially with the threat this summer of the imposition of the Japanese beef safeguard. Singapore and South Korea have joined a growing list of countries which have banned imports of Canadian beef. Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand Place Bans On Canadian Beef Japan today imposed a temporary ban Tuesday (May 21) on all imports of beef products from Canada in response to the discovery of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Alberta. Beef imports from Canada, including products containing processed beef, have been banned, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said in a statement. The ban is effective immediately. Hong Kong and New Zealand have also banned beef products from Canada, and Russia is considering imposing a ban, although it imports little Canadian beef. Canada is the largest live cattle supplier to the United States and its second largest processed beef supplier. The U.S. banned imports of Canadian live cattle and beef yesterday. USDA Suspends Cattle and Beef Imports From Canada The United States has suspended all imports of Canadian cattle and beef after Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief confirmed the BSE case, emphasizing that no part of the animal had entered the food supply or ruminant feed.
Vanclief said at a news conference May 20 the cow had been tested for BSE after an Alberta inspector had condemned the animal after it exhibited symptoms of pneumonia and was underweight. Preliminary tests were inconclusive, but the diagnosis was confirmed today by a British laboratory. The remaining members of the Alberta herd will be destroyed and samples of all these animals will be tested for BSE. The cow was an 8-year-old which spent its last three years on an Alberta farm, according to the Food and Drug Agency (FDA). USDA Secretary Ann Veneman released a statement, which read in part: “I have spoken with Canada's Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief a short time ago about Canada's investigation and feel that all appropriate measures are being taken in what appears to be an isolated case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Information suggests that risk to human health and the possibility of transmission to animals in the United States is very low. “USDA is placing Canada under its BSE restriction guidelines and will not accept any ruminants or ruminant products from Canada pending further investigation. We are dispatching a technical team to Canada to assist in the investigation and will provide more detailed information as it becomes available.” The safeguards in place in the United States have prevented and continue to prevent BSE cases in America. Effective implementation and enforcement of sound, science-based measures are designed to prevent BSE in the United States. This includes import restrictions, a ban prohibiting the import of ruminant animals from countries with confirmed cases since 1997, and active surveillance since 1990 at four times the level recommended by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE). The Secretary Veneman release can be read in full at: http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/2003/05/0166.htm A release from the FDA is at: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00908.html More information on BSE can be found at: http://www.bseinfo.org/
Vanclief said at a news conference May 20 the cow had been tested for BSE after an Alberta inspector had condemned the animal after it exhibited symptoms of pneumonia and was underweight. Preliminary tests were inconclusive, but the diagnosis was confirmed today by a British laboratory. The remaining members of the Alberta herd will be destroyed and samples of all these animals will be tested for BSE. The cow was an 8-year-old which spent its last three years on an Alberta farm, according to the Food and Drug Agency (FDA). USDA Secretary Ann Veneman released a statement, which read in part: “I have spoken with Canada's Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lyle Vanclief a short time ago about Canada's investigation and feel that all appropriate measures are being taken in what appears to be an isolated case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Information suggests that risk to human health and the possibility of transmission to animals in the United States is very low. “USDA is placing Canada under its BSE restriction guidelines and will not accept any ruminants or ruminant products from Canada pending further investigation. We are dispatching a technical team to Canada to assist in the investigation and will provide more detailed information as it becomes available.” The safeguards in place in the United States have prevented and continue to prevent BSE cases in America. Effective implementation and enforcement of sound, science-based measures are designed to prevent BSE in the United States. This includes import restrictions, a ban prohibiting the import of ruminant animals from countries with confirmed cases since 1997, and active surveillance since 1990 at four times the level recommended by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE). The Secretary Veneman release can be read in full at: http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/2003/05/0166.htm A release from the FDA is at: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2003/NEW00908.html More information on BSE can be found at: http://www.bseinfo.org/