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“Controlled Risk” Classification Formally Granted By OIE

The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has formally classified the United States as a controlled risk country for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced today in a USDA statement.

"We appreciate OIE's review of our application, as well as its leadership in developing sound science-based standards that will help countries standardize regulations and import requirements,” Johanns said.

"We are pleased that the international authority on animal health issues, the OIE, has made the determination that the United States is officially 'controlled risk,'" said USMEF President and CEO Phil Seng. “We have long known that the interlocking control measures that are in place throughout our industry and regulated by the government help us produce some of the world's safest beef.

“The next important step in the process is for our trading partners to follow the OIE's guidelines and allow U.S. beef  full access once again,” Seng added.

Along the same theme, Johanns noted: "We will use this international validation to urge our trading partners to reopen export markets to the full spectrum of U.S. cattle and beef products. We are notifying our trading partners of our expectation that they commit to a timeframe to amend import requirements and expand access to their markets to reflect this controlled risk determination.”

United States

“Controlled Risk” Classification Formally Granted By OIE

The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has formally classified the United States as a controlled risk country for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced today in a USDA statement.

"We appreciate OIE's review of our application, as well as its leadership in developing sound science-based standards that will help countries standardize regulations and import requirements,” Johanns said.

"We are pleased that the international authority on animal health issues, the OIE, has made the determination that the United States is officially 'controlled risk,'" said USMEF President and CEO Phil Seng. “We have long known that the interlocking control measures that are in place throughout our industry and regulated by the government help us produce some of the world's safest beef.

“The next important step in the process is for our trading partners to follow the OIE's guidelines and allow U.S. beef  full access once again,” Seng added.

Along the same theme, Johanns noted: "We will use this international validation to urge our trading partners to reopen export markets to the full spectrum of U.S. cattle and beef products. We are notifying our trading partners of our expectation that they commit to a timeframe to amend import requirements and expand access to their markets to reflect this controlled risk determination.”