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Mad cow disease

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle

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US welcomes Taiwan access to US beef imports

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The United States has welcomed Taiwan's decision to give greater access to US beef imports after they were banned in 2003 due to concerns over mad cow disease. "The United States has been looking forward to an announcement from Taiwan authorities that Taiwan would fully open its market to American beef and beef products on the basis of the bilateral protocol we have negotiated," the Department of Agriculture and the US Trade Representative's office said in a joint statement. The protocol that went into effect Monday in Taiwan allows imports of US beef on the bone and other beef products including bone-in beef and ... Read Full Story

Taiwan group vows referendum to block US beef

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A Taiwanese rights advocacy group on Sunday vowed to push for a referendum in a bid to block the import of more US beef products over health concerns. "We will initiate the referendum to demand the government re-negotiate with the US on the beef agreement ... which clearly jeopardises consumers' lives," the Consumers' Foundation said. "We urge other non-governmental groups to join our referendum drive and the public to boycott US beef on the bone," it said in a statement. According to referendum laws, the foundation needs to collect more than 860,000 signatures in order to put the matter to a vote. Taiwan's decision ... Read Full Story

Taiwan's Ma eyes trade agreement with US: report

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Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has voiced hopes of reaching a free-trade agreement with the United States following a decision by the island to allow more US beef imports, a report said Wednesday. A free-trade pact could eventually result once Taiwan-US talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) resume, Ma said in an interview with The Journalist weekly magazine. "We hope to resume the TIFA and if we succeed we might have a chance to negotiate with the US government on the free trade agreement," Ma said. "We have removed a major obstacle between Taiwan and the United States," he said in reference ... Read Full Story

Italy reports likely case of human form of mad cow

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian Health Ministry reported Friday a "likely" case of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of mad cow disease. Since national records were established in 1993, Italy has had only one known case of the disease, in 2002, the ministry said. It said the likely new case was believed to have been infected before the use of animal and bone meal in animal feed was banned in December 2000. Mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a fatal brain disease in cattle which first emerged in Britain in the 1980s. It is believed that humans can contract a fatal ... Read Full Story

Mad cow fear: Japan suspends beef from US plant

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Japan has suspended beef shipments from an American meat-packing plant after finding cattle parts banned under an agreement to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, the agriculture ministry said Saturday. Japanese quarantine inspectors found bovine spinal columns in one of 732 boxes sent by Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., which arrived in Japan last month, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a statement. The box contained 35 pounds (16 kilograms) of chilled short loin with spinal bones. The suspension only affects Tyson's factory in Nebraska, one of 46 meat-packing plants approved to export beef to Japan. The Japanese ministry also asked ... Read Full Story

Taiwan lifts ban on US beef in bone

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Taiwan says it will lift a ban on imports of a range of U.S. "beef in bone" products including Porterhouse steak. In its Friday announcement, the Health Department says all imported beef products will have to carry a label of approval from the U.S. Agriculture Department. Only meat products from cows aged 30 months or younger that are approved by certified veterinarians can be imported, it says. Taiwan previously banned all U.S. beef containing bone, considering certain bones as carrying a higher risk of mad cow disease. Mad cow disease is a brain-wasting disease in cattle, which in humans can cause a variant form, ... Read Full Story

Japan blocks some Tyson beef imports after mix-up

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc. said Sunday that Japan had blocked beef shipments from one of its plants because they did not comply with safety standards designed to guard against mad cow disease. Tyson said it had inadvertently included in a shipment to Japan a box containing spinal bones, which are prohibited under a trade agreement. Tyson plans to work with the U.S. Agriculture Department to investigate the cause of the mix-up at its Lexington, Nebraska beef plant, spokesman Gary Mickelson said. The company said it has seven other plants that continue to be approved to ship to Japan. Under a trade agreement ... Read Full Story
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Taiwan remains free of mad cow disease: agriculture council
(ChinaPost.com.tw) - Taiwan remains free of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) , or mad cow disease, and is classified by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as a country with a “controlled BSE risk,” the Council of Agriculture (COA) said Monday.  
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The Simpsons Tackle Mad Cow Disease In Special Halloween Episode
Each year The Simpsons celebrate Halloween with an extra special spooktackular episode. This year, the long-running cartoon tackled the dangerous subject of mad cow disease. Here’s how it went down: Everyone in Springfield was excited to try Krusty the Clown’s new “Burger Squared,” a burger made by “starting with Grade A beef, feeding it to [...]  
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Japan ban over US 'mad cow' beef
TOKYO — Japan suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacker today over its failure to remove cattle parts banned under a bilateral agreement, as officials here raised concerns about U.S. safeguards against mad cow disease. Japanese quarantine...  
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Cargill recalls beef over mad cow disease fears
A Cargill Meat Solutions plant in Milwaukee is voluntarily recalling over 5,500 pounds of beef tongues because the tonsils may not have been completely removed.  
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Lift mad cow curbs, U.S. farm chief says
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told farm minister Hirotaka Akamatsu on Friday that Tokyo should lift all its mad cow disease-related controls on U.S. beef imports and fully open its beef market, Akamatsu said. In their 45-minute meeting, Vilsack said Japan should bring its measures on mad cow disease, also known as BSE, in line with international guidelines set by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE...  
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Alert over donor organs riddled with cancer mad cow disease and hepatitis
Donor organs for transplant have been found to be infected with deadly diseases carry cancerous tumours and have been too damaged to use an alert to the health service has warned.  
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Mad cow regulations watered down, with beef industry support
Australia.TOMad cow regulations watered down, with beef industry supportABC OnlineRules protecting Australia from mad cow disease will be relaxed after a request from the beef industry. From next March, the Federal Government will lift ...Beef exports face mad cow alarmsThe AustralianMad-cow ban scrutinyWeekly Times NowAustralia lifts ban on beef importsdomain-BThe Age -Food Safety News -Australian Foodall 73 news articles »  
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