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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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Mexico and Peru Import Beef and Pork From US
Apr 15, 2015US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reached an agreement with Mexico and Peru on beef and pork trade, allowing US producers to expand their market. The latest agreement will allow US producers to export slaughter cattle to Mexico and ...
Tags: Beef Exports, Pork Exports
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Taiwan Recalled Food Products Illegally Imported From Five Japanese Regions
Mar 30, 2015Taiwan has recalled food products illegally imported from five Japanese regions affected by the earthquake in 2011 and consequent nuclear disaster. According to Food and Drug Administration director General Chiang Yu-mei, country's health ...
Tags: BES, health officials, Food
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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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UK's Come Into a Agreement with China on Opening Export Routes for Beef and Lamb
Jun 26, 2014The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Chinese authorities have entered into a new agreement to begin negotiations on opening export routes for British beef and lamb suppliers to China. The ...
Tags: British beef, lamb
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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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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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UK Signs a £100m Deal with Russia to Export Beef and Lamb to The Latter
Sep 24, 2013The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has signed a £100m deal with Russia to export beef and lamb to the latter in the next three years. The deal, which was finalized by Russian Deputy Prime Minister ...
Tags: Meat, Agriculture
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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
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A Scottish Slaughterhouse Has Been Fined £9,500 for Breaking a Law
Apr 9, 2013A Scottish slaughterhouse has been fined £9,500 for breaking a law designed to keep Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) out of the human food chain. Risk material was not removed from slaughtered sheep before inspection ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, policy, human food chain
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Triple J Family Farms Is Recalling Bone-in Ribeye Products as The Vertebral Column
Mar 27, 2013Triple J Family Farms, an establishment based in Minnesota, is recalling approximately 15,270lbs of bone-in ribeye products as the vertebral column may not have been completely removed, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food ...
Tags: Triple J Family Farms, ribeye products, Food
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French Found Banned Mutton Which Was Earlier Implicated in The Horsemeat Scandal
Mar 21, 2013French authorities have found 57 tons of banned mutton at the French company Spanghero, which was earlier implicated in the horsemeat scandal. Spanghero operates a factory in Castelnaudary, near Toulouse, in south-west France. The meat ...