BSE: A special section
| Monday, January 05, 2004
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, also known as Mad-Cow Disease, has shown up in Great Britain, Japan and Canada in recent years, destroying the beef economies in those areas and hurting beef demand worldwide. On Dec. 24, 2003, the United States was added to that list.
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The Latest:
Feb. 10, 2004: USDA Closes BSE Investigation
Feb. 10, 2004: USDA's Final BSE Update
Jan. 30, 2004: An Additional $47 Million Identified for BSE Efforts
Jan. 14, 2004: BSE: How Will it Impact Pork ?
Jan. 14, 2004: Beef Processors Feeling the Effects of BSE
Jan. 12, 2004: Will BSE Increase Pork Exports?
Jan. 12, 2004: U.S. Animal ID Efforts Get Boost From USDA
Jan. 8, 2004: Daschle Calls for More BSE Testing
Jan. 7, 2004: BSE-Positive Cow Originated in Canada
Jan. 2, 2004: BSE-Cow's Origin Could Limit Economic Damage
Jan. 1, 2004: Lawsuit to Ban Slaughter of Downers Resurfaces
Jan. 1, 2004: Tougher Feed Standards Ahead?
Dec. 31, 2003: Downer Animals Banned from Food Chain
Dec. 30, 2003: Washington Dairy Cow Traced to Canada
Dec. 29, 2003: BSE Bad for U.S. Pork Markets
Dec. 29, 2003: NPPC Issues Statement on BSE Diagnosis in Washington Cow
Dec. 24, 2003: Possible BSE cow discovered
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The Archives (from Drovers.com):
May 28, 2003: More cattle being tested for BSE in Canada
May 22, 2003: Canada quarantines three ranches due to BSE
May 21, 2003: Restaurants, food companies respond to Canadian report of BSE
May 20, 2003: BSE discovered in Canada
Feb. 27, 2003: U.S. security against mad cow disease not air tight
Oct. 16, 2002: Identity crisis: Animal health and security drive the need for animal identification
Dec. 21, 2001: Consumers remain confident that U.S. beef is safe
Dec. 5, 2001: BSE detection plan of notification
Nov. 8, 2001: Threat of agroterrorism is remote-but be prepared
Dec. 7, 2000: Mad cow disease not a U.S. problem
Related news articles from the Drovers Archives
The U.S. Firewall:
The following were set up to keep BSE from entering the United States and had worked up until Dec. 24, 2003:
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A series of import bans dating back to 1989 ensure no live cattle and cattle products are imported from any European countries.
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In 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned at-risk animal protein in cattle feed. While feeding animal protein to cattle doesn't cause mad cow disease (only infected animal protein can spread the disease), the ban would keep the disease from spreading should it ever occur in the U.S.
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A 10-year surveillance program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found no sign of the disease in America's cattle herds.
