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Feed was ‘most plausible’ source of BSE in Case 19

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 3, 2015

Canada’s food safety agency is still tracking down the last herdmates of the country’s 19th domestic case of BSE, but will otherwise assume the Alberta cow most likely caught the disease from traces of proteins in its early feed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Nov. 30 submitted its final report on Case 19 — […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

EU to resume beef exports to Canada

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 20, 2015

Brussels | Reuters –– The European Union is to resume exports of beef to Canada from 19 of its member countries for the first time since 1996, when they were halted in the wake of the BSE scandal. The European Commission said Tuesday that Canada’s action was part of a growing trend to recognize the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

BSE case’s traceout continues

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 7, 2015

Federal officials tracing out the herdmates of Canada’s 19th domestic case of BSE expect to have their final report on the case ready in late fall. Confirmed Feb. 11 as Canada’s first domestic case of the brain-wasting bovine disease since 2011, Case 19 was born in 2009 on the same northern Alberta farm as Case […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

OIE cuts six European countries’ BSE risk level

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 3, 2015

Paris | Reuters — The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has lowered to the safest level the official risk of six countries for BSE, a move expected to open international market access for their beef exports. These countries are France, Ireland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Cyprus and Liechtenstein. OIE members in Paris last week eased […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

China lifts three-year embargo on Brazil beef imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 19, 2015

Brasilia | Reuters — China has ended an embargo on Brazilian beef imports, Brazil’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, lifting a three-year old ban and opening the door to half a billion dollars of new sales. Eight Brazilian beef processing plants and one poultry plant were approved to ship to China, the ministry said in […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

U.S. seen approving Brazil fresh beef imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 8, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil’s agriculture ministry said on Friday the U.S. is likely to approve imports of Brazilian fresh beef this year, after President Dilma Rousseff visits Washington in June. Brazil, the world’s top beef exporter, is already a steady exporter of cooked beef that appears in items such as canned corned beef […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets

Canadian beef again moving to China

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 1, 2015

Federal inspectors are again issuing certificates for exports of Canadian beef to China, as Beijing’s temporary ban on the Canadian product comes to an end. The Chinese government in late February announced a temporary ban on imports of Canadian beef, shortly after Canada confirmed its first case of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in a domestic […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner

COOL may be the right direction

Labelling of origin and other functional characteristics will become more important

By Jerry Klassen March 26, 2015

The confirmed new case of BSE in Alberta on Feb. 13 has caused Chian, Peru, Belarus and Taiwan to place temporary restrictions on Canadian beef. South Korea temporarily suspended imports immediately after the confirmed case while Indonesia has placed temporary restrictions on some non-edible meat products. The ability to persuade or educate the consumer is […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Markets

China to block Canadian beef as BSE probe continues

By GFM Network News February 27, 2015

China has set up “temporary trade restrictions” on Canadian beef and beef products in the wake of Canada’s first case of BSE in a domestic cow since 2011, federal officials report. Born in 2009 and confirmed with BSE Feb. 11, the latest case — Canada’s 19th since its first such finding in 2003 — has […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Canada says only three per cent of beef trade hurt by ban

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 24, 2015

Ottawa | Reuters — Markets that have closed their borders to Canadian beef after a case of mad cow disease was discovered account for just three per cent of Canadian trade, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Tuesday. South Korea, Taiwan, Peru and Belarus have imposed trade restrictions on Canadian beef and beef products after Canada […] Read more

GFM Network News

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Tag Archives BSE

Feed was ‘most plausible’ source of BSE in Case 19

EU to resume beef exports to Canada

BSE case’s traceout continues

OIE cuts six European countries’ BSE risk level

China lifts three-year embargo on Brazil beef imports

U.S. seen approving Brazil fresh beef imports

Canadian beef again moving to China

COOL may be the right direction

China to block Canadian beef as BSE probe continues

Canada says only three per cent of beef trade hurt by ban

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