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The U.S. has announced the nation's first apparent case of mad cow disease, prompting several countries to ban U.S. beef imports. Officials issued a recall for about 10,000 pounds of beef and are trying to determine if meat from the sick cow reached store shelves.
Washington Firm Recalls Beef on Mad Cow Concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verns Moses Lake Meats has voluntarily recalled 10,410 pounds of raw beef because of concerns the products may contain meat tainted with mad cow disease, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.
U.S.: Food Supply Is Safe Despite Mad Cow
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials insisted Wednesday that the food supply remains safe, even as fallout began from the apparent discovery of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States.
The impact was evident almost immediately: Eight nations, including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, halted U.S. beef imports just hours after the Agriculture Department announced Tuesday that a so-called downed cow, meaning it was unable to move on its own, had tested positive for the brain-wasting disease.
Japan is the largest overseas market for U.S. beef.
The cow, from a farm near Yakima, Wash., was slaughtered Dec. 9. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said parts of the animal went to three processing plants in Washington State. But she said there was no danger to the food supply because "muscle cuts of meat have almost no risk."
Mexico Bars U.S. Beef Over Mad Cow Scare
MEXICO CITY(AP) - Mexico has halted imports of U.S. beef over fears of mad cow disease and will maintain the ban until Mexican inspectors can determine whether the meat is safe, the government said Wednesday.
Mexico decided to take the measure Tuesday, said Javier Trujillo, director of safety and inspection for the Agriculture Department, following the announcement that a possible case of the disease had been detected in Washingtonstate.
"This is a precautionary measure, in which Mexico is saying 'stop everything' and we'll study the situation," Trujillosaid.
"We're even going to send inspectors to Washington state and once we know the exact dimensions, we will decide if we maintain it," Trujillosaid.
USDA Secretary Predicts Mad Cow Case ‘Isolated’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said on Wednesday she believed the mad cow case found in Washingtonstate will be restricted to a single or small number of cows but that the government has recalled meat from plants that could have processed the animal.
Degenerative Bovine Disease Surfaces in U.S.
Holstein in Washingtonstate may be the nation's first case of "mad cow" illness. Officials don't know whether its meat was sold as food.
AsiaPacific
US Beef Imports Suspended Amid Mad Cow Disease Fears
The government temporarily suspended imports of American beef on Wednesday after a suspected case of mad cow disease in the WashingtonStatetested positive...
'Mad Cow Disease' Scare Hits U.S. Beef
Japan and South Korea banned US beef imports today following an announcement that a recently slaughtered cow had tested for positive for BSE. The discovery in an animal from a Washingtonstate farm ...
USA
The U.S. has announced the nation's first apparent case of mad cow disease, prompting several countries to ban U.S. beef imports. Officials issued a recall for about 10,000 pounds of beef and are trying to determine if meat from the sick cow reached store shelves.
Washington Firm Recalls Beef on Mad Cow Concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Verns Moses Lake Meats has voluntarily recalled 10,410 pounds of raw beef because of concerns the products may contain meat tainted with mad cow disease, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.
U.S.: Food Supply Is Safe Despite Mad Cow
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials insisted Wednesday that the food supply remains safe, even as fallout began from the apparent discovery of the first case of mad cow disease in the United States.
The impact was evident almost immediately: Eight nations, including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan, halted U.S. beef imports just hours after the Agriculture Department announced Tuesday that a so-called downed cow, meaning it was unable to move on its own, had tested positive for the brain-wasting disease.
Japan is the largest overseas market for U.S. beef.
The cow, from a farm near Yakima, Wash., was slaughtered Dec. 9. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said parts of the animal went to three processing plants in Washington State. But she said there was no danger to the food supply because "muscle cuts of meat have almost no risk."
Mexico Bars U.S. Beef Over Mad Cow Scare
MEXICO CITY(AP) - Mexico has halted imports of U.S. beef over fears of mad cow disease and will maintain the ban until Mexican inspectors can determine whether the meat is safe, the government said Wednesday.
Mexico decided to take the measure Tuesday, said Javier Trujillo, director of safety and inspection for the Agriculture Department, following the announcement that a possible case of the disease had been detected in Washingtonstate.
"This is a precautionary measure, in which Mexico is saying 'stop everything' and we'll study the situation," Trujillosaid.
"We're even going to send inspectors to Washington state and once we know the exact dimensions, we will decide if we maintain it," Trujillosaid.
USDA Secretary Predicts Mad Cow Case ‘Isolated’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said on Wednesday she believed the mad cow case found in Washingtonstate will be restricted to a single or small number of cows but that the government has recalled meat from plants that could have processed the animal.
Degenerative Bovine Disease Surfaces in U.S.
Holstein in Washingtonstate may be the nation's first case of "mad cow" illness. Officials don't know whether its meat was sold as food.
AsiaPacific
US Beef Imports Suspended Amid Mad Cow Disease Fears
The government temporarily suspended imports of American beef on Wednesday after a suspected case of mad cow disease in the WashingtonStatetested positive...
'Mad Cow Disease' Scare Hits U.S. Beef
Japan and South Korea banned US beef imports today following an announcement that a recently slaughtered cow had tested for positive for BSE. The discovery in an animal from a Washingtonstate farm ...