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October 4, 2006
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U.S. beef will likely be distributed in the domestic market soon after the Chusok holidays following the government's decision to resume imports early September.
The primary issue is mad cow disease. In late September, about 1,200 public health-related experts, comprised of 207 medical doctors, 144 oriental medical doctors, 344 pharmacists and 111 veterinarians, issued a warning that U.S. beef is still unsafe to eat.
The primary issue is mad cow disease. In late September, about 1,200 public health-related experts, comprised of 207 medical doctors, 144 oriental medical doctors, 344 pharmacists and 111 veterinarians, issued a warning that U.S. beef is still unsafe to eat.
September 26, 2006
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TOKYO -- A cow in northern Japan is suspected of having the country's 29th case of mad cow disease, an official said Tuesday.
Preliminary tests on the animal at the Ishikari Livestock Hygiene Service Center in Hokkaido prefecture on Japan's northernmost main island were positive, said Hokkaido official Hiroyuki Takeuchi. Final test results could be known by the end of this week, he said.
The cow died at a ranch and was brought to the hygiene center for initial testing.
Preliminary tests on the animal at the Ishikari Livestock Hygiene Service Center in Hokkaido prefecture on Japan's northernmost main island were positive, said Hokkaido official Hiroyuki Takeuchi. Final test results could be known by the end of this week, he said.
The cow died at a ranch and was brought to the hygiene center for initial testing.
September 13, 2006
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The Japanese government recently decided to reopen its market to U.S. beef. This decision will help U.S. beef producers and processors expand sales and contribute to U.S. trade, but only if we recognize the barriers we must overcome in order to regain the sales and market share lost when Japan banned U.S. beef in December 2003.
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Mad Sheep The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm By Linda Faillace
Contact: Alice Blackmer 703-443-9418 blackmer@chelseagreen.com
A gripping story of one family's fight against the USDA
MAD SHEEP is the long-awaited story of a family farm destroyed by the USDA in its effort to protect beef industry sales from the threat of Mad Cow disease. It is an unforgettable chapter in the latter-day history of the family farm.
Contact: Alice Blackmer 703-443-9418 blackmer@chelseagreen.com
A gripping story of one family's fight against the USDA
MAD SHEEP is the long-awaited story of a family farm destroyed by the USDA in its effort to protect beef industry sales from the threat of Mad Cow disease. It is an unforgettable chapter in the latter-day history of the family farm.
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Mad Cow Disease and Alzheimer's Is there a connection? By Earth Talk
Alzheimer's Research
Dear EarthTalk: Is there a connection between Mad Cow Disease and Alzheimer's?
-- Jon Luongo, Brooklyn, NY
Mad Cow Disease and Alzheimer's Is there a connection? By Earth Talk
Alzheimer's Research
Dear EarthTalk: Is there a connection between Mad Cow Disease and Alzheimer's?
-- Jon Luongo, Brooklyn, NY
August 25, 2006
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WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Even U.S. Department of Agriculture lawyers need a vacation and that's why the department is asking a U.S. district court to delay proceedings in a lawsuit seeking to end the government's ban on private cattle testing for mad-cow disease.
Meat packer Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC, the plaintiff, would prefer to avoid any delays, but has agreed not to oppose the time extension USDA is asking for, a company official said.
Meat packer Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC, the plaintiff, would prefer to avoid any delays, but has agreed not to oppose the time extension USDA is asking for, a company official said.
August 3, 2006
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Creekstone Farms, a Kansas beef producer, wants to reassure customers that its cattle are safe to eat by testing them all for mad cow disease. Sounds like a smart business move, but there's one problem: The federal government won't let the company do it. OPPOSING VIEW: Our safeguards are working
The U.S. Department of Agriculture invoking an obscure 1913 law intended to thwart con artists from peddling bogus hog cholera serum to pig farmers is blocking companies from selling the testing kits to Creekstone.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture invoking an obscure 1913 law intended to thwart con artists from peddling bogus hog cholera serum to pig farmers is blocking companies from selling the testing kits to Creekstone.
July 28, 2006
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TOKYO (AP) - Japan announced the resumption of U.S. beef imports Thursday, ending a ban that virtually lasted 2 1/2 years due to concerns about mad cow disease and removing a strain in relations with Washington.
The U.S. ambassador immediately welcomed the move, which reopens Japan's lucrative market to a select list of U.S. meat exporters, saying it resolved an issue of primary importance to the United States.
The U.S. ambassador immediately welcomed the move, which reopens Japan's lucrative market to a select list of U.S. meat exporters, saying it resolved an issue of primary importance to the United States.
July 21, 2006
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The Agriculture Department said yesterday that it would scale back testing for mad cow disease by about 90 percent, saying the number of infected animals was far too low to justify the current level of surveillance.
"It's time that our surveillance efforts reflect what we now know is a very, very low level of B.S.E. in the United States," Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said as he announced the new testing program for the disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
"It's time that our surveillance efforts reflect what we now know is a very, very low level of B.S.E. in the United States," Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said as he announced the new testing program for the disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
July 19, 2006
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The Agriculture Department is moving forward with a plan to reduce the number of tests for mad cow disease.
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns planned to announce on Thursday a new level of testing for mad cow disease. Johanns has said there is little justification for the current level, which rose to about 1,000 tests a day after the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in 2003.
It cost an estimated $1 million a week to perform the tests on about 1 percent of the 35 million cattle slaughtered last year in the United States.
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns planned to announce on Thursday a new level of testing for mad cow disease. Johanns has said there is little justification for the current level, which rose to about 1,000 tests a day after the first U.S. case of mad cow disease in 2003.
It cost an estimated $1 million a week to perform the tests on about 1 percent of the 35 million cattle slaughtered last year in the United States.
