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| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform a répondu le Thu 25 Dec, 2003 @ 1:11pm |
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Ottawa bans imports of some U.S. beef JIM BRONSKILL CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Canada will restrict some beef imports from the United States as a "precautionary measure" while authorities try to determine whether the U.S. is dealing with a real case of mad cow disease, Agriculture Minister Bob Speller said yesterday. Canadian officials are awaiting definitive word on whether a lone Holstein cow identified Tuesday in Washington state truly has the brain wasting disease known as BSE, bovine spongiform encephalopathy. In the meantime, Ottawa has banned importation of some products, such as certain processed meats, from the U.S. But Canada will continue to allow imports of products and animals still considered safe, namely boneless beef from cattle aged 30 months or less at slaughter, live cattle destined for immediate slaughter, and dairy products, semen, embryos and bone-free tallow. Samples of the dead American cow's tissues have been sent to a laboratory in the England for testing, which could take up to five days. If test results on the suspect cow turn out to be negative, restrictions will be lifted, said Speller, who has had less than two weeks in the federal agriculture portfolio. Upon learning Tuesday the U.S. was investigating a possible case of mad cow disease, Canadian officials initially opted to leave the border open. The move announced Wednesday is an appropriate response to protect public health, said Dr. Brian Evans, chief veterinary officer of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. "We are putting public health first," he said. "But we're doing it in a way which assures ... the least trade-restrictive manner, because that's how we expect to be treated by the rest of the world." At least 11 countries, including Japan, Mexico and South Korea, have shut their doors to U.S. beef. International borders quickly closed to Canadian beef exports following discovery of a single case of mad cow in Alberta last May, devastating the industry, particularly in Western Canada. The crisis has abated since September, when the United States began accepting some boneless beef cuts from Canada. Since then, more than 60,000 tonnes of beef have moved into the United States and Mexico — all from animals under 30 months of age, which are believed at lower risk of contracting BSE. Speller said Wednesday he wanted to reassure Canadians "that the North American beef supply is safe." Both Canada and the U.S. have taken aggressive steps since the 1990s to reduce the risk of BSE, he noted. The minister denied the limited restrictions were retaliation for the earlier U.S. ban on Canadian beef. "This isn't a tit-for-tat," Speller said. Canada, which is providing assistance to the U.S. in the latest crisis, "can empathize" with its neighbour, having gone through the same problems here last spring, he added. Canadian officials believe it is unlikely any part of the suspect U.S. cow would have crossed the border into Canada, as it was slaughtered at a small facility that doesn't normally export beef. Still, authorities are carefully tracing where the animal came from and how it was disposed of, to ensure no parts would have wound up in Canada. The event has sent shivers down the spine of a Canadian cattle industry still reeling from its own brush with the disease. "We're in big trouble. This is just another big hit for Canadian cattlemen," Will Irvine, a spokesman for the Calgary Stockyards, a cattle auction market, said Wednesday. "It's going to be extremely difficult." One caller to an Alberta phone-in radio show said the Canadian border should be closed to U.S. beef. "If science backs it up, by all means open it back up again and not be as ridiculous as the Americans were," said the man. "Banning a roast beef sandwich from going across the border was a little much." |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» mdc a répondu le Thu 25 Dec, 2003 @ 1:15pm |
 Coolness: 148955 | MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH!!! stupid fucking americans |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Screwhead a répondu le Thu 25 Dec, 2003 @ 1:19pm |
 Coolness: 685730 | Originally posted by DJNFRM...
But Canada will continue to allow imports of products and animals still considered safe, namely boneless beef from cattle aged 30 months or less at slaughter, live cattle destined for immediate slaughter, and dairy products, semen, embryos and bone-free tallow. Ok, so this doesn't affect the bull-semen export? What's the big deal? Shit, I thought I was gonna have to resort to going into the village for a good, warm meal. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» mdc a répondu le Thu 25 Dec, 2003 @ 1:58pm |
| Coolness: 148955 | babhahahahahah!! dude thats wrong... |
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