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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) announced that an aytpical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, has been found in a bovine animal that arrived at a slaughterhouse in South Carolina. The approximately five-year-old or older beef cow began showing symptoms of the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Â Brazil’s beef exports to China have halted today after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para, the country’s agriculture and livestock ministry said on Wednesday. According to Minister Carlos Favaro, “All measures are being taken at each state of the investigation and the matter is […]
WASHINGTON, DC – South Korea has suspended quarantine inspections of Canadian beef following the discovery of an atypical BSE case in the North American country. The agriculture ministry said the move effectively banning imports went into effect four days after Canada confirmed an eight-year-old cow in Alberta was infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The […]
WASHINGTON, SD – Citing food safety concerns, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) called on Secretary Vilsack to immediately suspend all imports of fresh beef from Brazil to the United States. In a letter to USDA, NCBA asked for a suspension until the agency conducts a thorough risk assessment and review of the processes that […]
Great Falls, MT – Two cases of atypical Bovine Spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease have been confirmed in Brazil, causing a suspension of Brazilian beef exports to China. Atypical BSE develops spontaneously in cattle and is not caused by animals eating contaminated foods. The cases occurred in two separate meat plants in Brazil […]
BRASILIA, ‎DISTRITO FEDERAL – Brazil, the world’s largest beef exporter, has suspended beef exports to its No. 1 customer China after confirming two cases of “atypical” mad cow disease in two separate domestic meat plants, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday. The country’s ag ministry says it confirmed two cases of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) […]
