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China Lifts 18-Year Ban on Irish Beef Exports
Apr 18, 2018China has opened its markets to Irish beef exports, ending an 18-year ban that was imposed on Ireland following the outbreak of mad cow disease. The Asian country had banned beef imports from Ireland and other European Union countries and ...
Tags: beef exports, Beef
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Canada Lifts 19-Year Import Ban on European Beef
Oct 23, 2015Canada has lifted a 19-year ban on import of beef from the European Union, which was imposed due to mad cow disease epidemic. The European Commission along with the 19 member states are working on to resume the exports of beef to the ...
Tags: European Beef, Import Ban
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Rosselkhoznadzo Imposed a Ban on Meat Product From Ten Processing Plants in Brazil
Jun 1, 2015Russian food safety agency Rosselkhoznadzo has imposed a temporary ban on meat product imports from ten processing plants in Brazil. The agency said that the processing plants in Brazil have failed to comply with phytosanitary measures, ...
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China Has Lifted a Three-Year Old Ban on Brazilian Beef Imports
May 22, 2015China has lifted a three-year old ban on Brazilian beef imports, paving way for new sales that could generate around $50m. Earlier in 2012, China suspended beef imports from Brazil over a mad cow disease scare. Brazil President Dilma ...
Tags: Beef Imports, Imports ban
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Canada Beef Products Are Faced with Temporary Ban From Peru, Belarus and Taiwan
Feb 26, 2015Peru, Belarus and Taiwan have imposed a temporary ban on beef product imports from Canada, over the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) outbreak. Earlier this month, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the presence of ...
Tags: Beef Products, beef exports
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Mad Cow Disease Spreads in Norway
Feb 2, 2015Norway recorded its first ever case of mad cow disease, but at the same time allayed public fears saying the incident was isolated and it is still safe to consume beef and drink milk. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority says that tests ...
Tags: meat, milk, Mad Cow Disease, Agriculture
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Brazil Is Set to Recommence Meat Exports to Saudi Arabia and China by The End of This Year
Dec 2, 2014Brazil is set to recommence meat exports to Saudi Arabia and China by the end of this year, Brazil’s agriculture minister Neri Geller said. This announcement follows China's decision to remove its ban on Brazilian beef and speed up ...
Tags: Brazilian beef, Agriculture
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Egypt and Peru Banned Imports of Beef From Brazil
May 15, 2014Egypt and Peru have imposed a ban on imports of beef from Brazil following the confirmation of a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease in Mato Grosso state, a major beef producer and importer in the country. ...
Tags: Egypt, Brazilian Beef
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8.7 Million Pounds of Meat Processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,
Mar 4, 2014Many people are wondering why 8.7 million pounds of meat processed by Rancho Feeding Corporation in Petaluma,CA,were recalled and the slaughterhouse subsequently closed. Could it be an inspector shortage?An inspector-veterinarian ...
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German Officials Have Identified One Beef Cow with a Case of BSE
Jan 23, 2014German officials have identified one beef cow with a case of bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE), the fatal neurological disorder also known as “Mad Cow Disease.” This is Germany’s first reported case since 2009. The ...
Tags: Mad Cow, neurological disorder
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Florida's Cattle Identification Rule Will Be Implemented in 2014
Jan 15, 2014By Doug Mayo In March of 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cattle Identification rules were implemented requiring all cattle 18 months old or older be identified for interstate (across state line) transportation. ...
Tags: Cattle Identification rules, interstate transportation
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Researchers Are Taking The Protein That Causes The Disease and Making It a Nanomaterial
Dec 19, 2013Up till now, the connection most people would make between nanomaterials and Alzheimer’s has always been as a potential treatment for the devastating disease. But now, instead of a nanomaterial treating the disease, researchers at the ...
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USDA Calls off The Ban Placed on European Beef Opening The Market for Export,After 16-Year
Nov 6, 2013The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has called off the ban placed on European beef opening the market for export after nearly 16 years. The USDA had refrained imports of any EU beef, including deboned beef earlier in 1997 ...
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South Korea Imposes Ban on Some US Beef Imports
Oct 11, 2013South Korea has imposed ban on the imports of beef from the US after finding a banned feed additive, zilpaterol, in a 22-ton meat shipment. Zilpaterol is a feed ingredient used to boost marketable meat in cattle. Due to raising concerns ...
Tags: Beef Imports, banned feed additive
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French Meat Processor Has Re-Opened with a New Name - La Lauragaise.
Jul 31, 2013Spanghero, the French meat processor that was linked to the horsemeat contamination scandal in Europe earlier this year, has re-opened with a new name - La Lauragaise. The company has been renamed after the region where it is located - in ...
Tags: Meat Firm, meat processor
