Canada, U.S. agree on animal-disease measures to protect trade, while
reducing human and animal health protection
tell us something we don’t already know $$$
Canada, U.S. agree on animal-disease measures to protect trade Wed Jan 16,
2013 11:40am EST By Rod Nickel
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada and the United States have agreed to
maintain livestock and meat trade during animal disease outbreaks using a new
system that targets trade bans more precisely by region, Canadian Agriculture
Minister Gerry Ritz said on Wednesday.
In 2003, the United States and many other countries halted beef imports
from Canada after the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, on
a Western Canada farm. The trade bans caused prices for Canadian cattle to
collapse, resulting in severe financial losses for ranchers.
Under the new system, which won't take effect until after consultation with
industry groups and details are worked out, each country would only restrict
trade within designated disease-control zones where the animal disease breaks
out. If it had been in place in 2003, the U.S. would likely only have restricted
imports of beef from Western Canada, not the entire country, Ritz said at a
press conference in Winnipeg.
"The new agreement will help prevent or limit the introduction of highly
contagious foreign animal diseases from one country to the other," he said. "At
the same time, this agreement will help avoid unnecessary trade
disruptions.
"This is a sensible approach."
Along with BSE, other animal diseases with potential to disrupt trade
include foot-and-mouth disease, H1N1 flu and avian influenza.
The United States is the biggest market by far for Canadian exports of
cattle, pigs, beef and pork.
The system comes out of a U.S.-Canada agreement in December 2011 to align
regulatory systems in order to increase efficiency, reduce manufacturing and
retail costs, and boost North American trade.
(Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Editing by David
Gregorio)
when i thought it could not get any worse, it does.
In my opinion, Canada and the USA have done nothing BUT protect trade,
instead of strict BSE TSE prion disease protocols, and some protocols were put
into place, they were all bent and broken. the did it with the BSE MRR, when
they replaced the BSE GBRs with it. this has gone on since 1997, and before
really. so this announcement surprises no one. just more BSeee. you folks in the
industry just continue to keep kidding yourselves, because the consumer is
getting smarter every day, and you can't fool all of us, all of the time. test,
test, test, and they will come...or not.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Gambetti et al USA Prion Unit change another highly suspect USA mad cow
victim to another fake name i.e. sporadic FFI at age 16 CJD Foundation goes
along with this BSe
Monday, December 31, 2012
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease and Human TSE Prion Disease in Washington State,
2006–2011-2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
MAD COW USA HUMAN TSE PRION DISEASE DECEMBER 29 2012 CJD CASE LAB
REPORT
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy: the effect of oral exposure dose on
attack rate and incubation period in cattle -- an update 5 December 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease update As at 5th November 2012 UK, USA,
AND CANADA
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Human TSE report update North America, Canada,
Mexico, and USDA PRION UNIT as of May 18, 2012
type determination pending Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (tdpCJD), is on the
rise in Canada and the USA
2012 atypical L-type BSE BASE California reports
Saturday, August 4, 2012
*** Final Feed Investigation Summary - California BSE Case - July 2012
SUMMARY REPORT CALIFORNIA BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY CASE
INVESTIGATION JULY 2012
Summary Report BSE 2012
Executive Summary
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Update from APHIS Regarding Release of the Final Report on the BSE
Epidemiological Investigation
CENSORSHIP IS A TERRIBLE THING $$$
Canada has had a COVER-UP policy of mad cow disease since about the 17th
case OR 18th case of mad cow disease. AFTER THAT, all FOIA request were ignored
$$$
THIS proves there is indeed an epidemic of mad cow disease in North
America, and it has been covered up for years and years, if not for decades, and
it’s getting worse $$$
Thursday, February 10, 2011
TRANSMISSIBLE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY REPORT UPDATE CANADA FEBRUARY 2011
and how to hide mad cow disease in Canada Current as of: 2011-01-31
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE SIXTEENTH CASE OF BOVINE SPONGIFORM
ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE) IN CANADA
Thursday, August 19, 2010
REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE SEVENTEENTH CASE OF BOVINE SPONGIFORM
ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE) IN CANADA
Friday, March 4, 2011
Alberta dairy cow found with mad cow disease
2005
GREETINGS AGAIN APHIS ET AL,
FURTHERMORE, WE HAVE FAILED TO EVEN STOP THE SRMs FROM WHOLE CUTS OF
BONELESS BEEF IMPORTED FROM CANADA IN THE VERY ONSET OF THE NEW BSE MRR (MINIMAL
RISK REGION). THIS IS THE VERY REASON I HAVE SAID TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT BY
THIS ADMINISTRATION ABANDONING THE BSE GBR RISK ASSESSMENTS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT
LIKE THE ASSESSMENT OF BSE GBR III, AND ADHERING TO A NEW BSE MRR POLICY THAT
WAS DESIGNED NOT FOR HUMAN HEALTH, BUT ONLY FOR COMMODITIES AND FUTURES, WILL
FURTHER EXPOSE NEEDLESSLY MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF HUMANS AND ANIMALS VIA THE
FREE TRADING OF ALL STRAINS OF TSE GLOBALLY. references as follow ;
Wisconsin Firm Recalls Beef Products
Recall Release CLASS II RECALL
FSIS-RC-032-2005 HEALTH RISK: LOW
Congressional and Public Affairs
(202) 720-9113
Steven Cohen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2005 - Green Bay Dressed Beef, a Green Bay, Wis.,
establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,856 pounds of beef
products that may contain portions of the backbone from a cow just over 30
months old, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection
Service announced today. The product was from a cow imported directly for
slaughter from Canada.
Based on information provided by Canada, the products subject to this Class
II recall are from a cow that is approximately one month older than the 30-month
age limit. Both ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection were done on the cow in
question. FSIS inspection program personnel determined the cow to be healthy and
fit for human food. FSIS' designation of this recall as Class II is because it
is a situation where there is a remote probability of adverse health
consequences from the use of the product.
FSIS learned about this as a result of a Canadian audit of their health
certificate that accompanied the imported cow. Prior to slaughter, the health
certificate accompanying the cow was presented to the establishment, and it
appeared complete and accurate. However, a subsequent audit of information
related to the health certificate by Canadian officials found that it was not
accurate. Action has been taken by Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials in
response to findings from the audit. The products subject to recall are:
Five boxes of 243 lb. vacuum pouched packages of "American Foods Group,
NECKBONE UNTRIM'D, USDA CHOICE OR HIGHER" with the case code of 77333; One box
of 50 lb. vacuum pouched package of "American Foods Group, SHORTLOIN 2X2, USDA
SELECT OR HIGHER" with the case code of 75231; One box of 60 lb. vacuum pouched
package of "American Foods Group, SHORTLOIN 2X2, USDA CHOICE OR HIGHER" with the
case code of 75060; Five boxes of 258 lb. vacuum pouched packages of "Dakota
Supreme Beef, SHORTLOIN 0X11/4, USDA SELECT OR HIGHER" with the case code of
75442; Sixteen boxes of 811 lb. vacuum pouched packages of "American Foods
Group, BLADE BI N/O CHUCK, USDA CHOICE OR HIGHER" with the case code of 75955;
Nine boxes of 435 lb. vacuum pouched packages of "American Foods Group, BLADE BI
N/O CHUCK, USDA SELECT OR HIGHER" with the case code of 75952. Each box bears
the establishment number "410" inside the USDA seal of inspection. The products
were produced on August 4, and were distributed to wholesale distributors in
Pennsylvania, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Under the interim final rules FSIS implemented on January 12, 2004, certain
specified risk materials must be removed from all cattle depending on the age of
the animal. On this animal all specified risk materials for cattle 30 months and
over were removed, with the exception of the vertebral column. At the time of
slaughter, the animal was certified to be under 30 months of age and removal of
the vertebral column was not required. A subsequent audit determined the animal
was just over 30 months of age; therefore, the vertebral column is required to
be removed. This is the reason for the recall of the selected products.
Consumers with questions about the recall may contact Sally VandeHei,
Executive Assistant at 1-877-894-3927. National media with questions may contact
Jim Mulhern at (202) 496-2468. Local media with questions may contact Susan
Finco at (920) 965-7750 ext.158.
Consumers with other food safety questions can phone the toll-free USDA
Meat and Poultry Hotline at 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854). The hotline is
available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Eastern Time), Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are
available 24 hours a day.
Sample Product Labels: These are similar to, but not identical to, labels
on the recalled product.
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USDA Recall Classifications
Class I This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable
probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health
consequences or death.
Class II This is a health hazard situation where there is a remote
probability of adverse health consequences from the use of the product.
Class III This is a situation where the use of the product will not cause
adverse health consequences.
Docket No. 03-080-1 -- USDA ISSUES PROPOSED RULE TO ALLOW LIVE ANIMAL
IMPORTS FROM CANADA [TSS SUBMISSION 11/03/2003 01:19 PM To:
regulations@aphis.usda.gov ]
OIG REPORT ON IMPORTS FROM CANADA
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Canadian veterinarian fined after approving banned BSE high risk cattle for
export to U.S.A.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Quick facts about mad cow disease
CANADA MBM LIVE CATTLE BSE TSE PRION TO USA
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 02:23:12 +0200
layperson
mom dod 12/14/97 confirmed hvCJD
TSS
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