Archived
News - Janaury 2006
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67th
American Convention
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Meat Processors & Suppliers' Exhibition
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Posted 1/31/06 by JBW
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| Exclusive
U.S. Beef Exports Possible
Individual
processing plants could contract with distributors in
Japan to supply guaranteed beef. -
Posted 1/31/06 by JBW
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| Methyl
Bromide Critical Use Exemption Update
The
Administrator signed the final rule “Protection
of Stratospheric Ozone: The 2006 Critical Use Exemption
from the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide.” -
Posted 1/31/06 by JBW
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| First
Farm Bill Hearings Announced
House Committee
on Agriculture Chairman Bob Goodlatte and Ranking Minority
Member Collin Peterson announced the first two full-committee
field hearings to review farm bill policies and programs.
The current farm bill will expire in 2007. -
Posted 1/31/06 by JBW
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FSIS
posted the meat, poultry and egg product inspection
directory to FSIS' Web site. This directory lists
all FSIS establishments that produce meat, poultry
and egg products regulated by FSIS pursuant to
the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products
Inspection Act and the Egg Products Inspection
Act. -
Posted 1/30/06 by JBW
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| Canadian
Beef, Cattle Exports Likely Unaffected By Recent BSE Discovery
The
Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it does not believe
Canadian cattle exports will be affected by the discovery
of a case of BSE in Alberta. -
Posted 1/30/06 by JBW
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| Critics
Want USDA To Block China Poultry
The
USDA is seeking to allow shipments of processed poultry
from China. -
Posted 1/30/06 by JBW
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USDA
Offers Food Safety Advice For Your Super Bowl Party
As millions
of Americans mark Super Bowl Sunday with friends and family,
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service is offering
some practical food safety tips to help prevent foodborne
illnesses. -
Posted 1/27/06 by AHB
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Japan
Says Distributed U.S. Beef Safe
Health
officials assure Japan's consumers that U.S. beef already
in the country has passed stringent inspections. -
Posted 1/27/06 by AHB
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Japan
May Seek To Limit Future U.S. Beef Imports
Japan is
considering importing U.S. beef only from about 10 facilities
Japanese officials have already inspected. -
Posted 1/27/06 by JBW
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| Johanns:
No Signs Other Countries Will Ban U.S. Beef
There
are no signs so far that other countries follow Japan's
lead and close their borders to U.S. beef. - Posted
1/26/06 by JBW
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| Taiwan
Reopens Market To U.S. Beef
U.S.
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that
Taiwan will resume trade in U.S. boneless beef from animals
under 30 months of age. -
Posted 1/25/06 by JBW
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| USDA
Newsroom Concerning U.S. Beef Exports To Japan
Transcript
Of Remarks By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Concerning
U.S. Beef Exports To Japan - Washington D.C. - January
24, 2006.
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Posted 1/25/06 by JBW
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| Veal
Shipment Causing Storm In Japan; Threats Of Permanent Beef
Ban
Consumer
groups, opposition politicians and retailers all are reacting
strongly to the news that a shipment of veal that contained
forbidden spinal column material. -
Posted 1/25/06 by JBW
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| Latest
Canadian BSE Case Not Unexpected, Experts Say
Officials
on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border are saying that
the discovery of BSE in a 6-year-old Alberta animal "is
not unexpected." -
Posted 1/24/06 by JBW
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| Historical
Beef Grading Report - 2005
USDA’s
Agricultural Marketing Service released the summary report
of meats graded for 2005. -
Posted 1/24/06 by JBW
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| Activists
Indicted For Arsons
Eleven
people were indicted in a series of arsons claimed by
the radical groups Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation
Front in five Western states.
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Posted 1/24/06 by JBW
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| Japan
Logs 22nd Case Of BSE
A
5-year-old cow that died last week on a farm in the north
end of Japan had BSE. -
Posted 1/24/06 by JBW
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| BSE
Detected In Alberta
The
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the 4th
Canadian positive BSE case in a six-year old Holstein/Hereford
cross cow from a farm in northern Alberta. -
Posted 1/23/06 by JBW
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AAMP's
Notes From The FSIS Listening Sessions Held in PA
This
document provides a summary of the questions and topics
covered at the FSIS Listening Sessions held in Pennsylvania
on January 10-11, 2006.
- Posted 1/23/06 by AHB
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| USDA
Needs To Move 'Quickly And Firmly' To Restore Japan's Confidence
In U.S. Beef
U.S.
and Japanese officials were set to meet over the weekend
to begin to untangle how vertebrae parts wound up in beef
shipped from the United States to Tokyo. - Posted
1/23/06 by JBW
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FSIS
Notice 05-06
Re-Examination
Of Bovine That Become Non-Ambulatory After Passing
Ante-Mortem Inspection. -
Posted 1/20/06 by JBW
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Japan
Halts U.S. Beef Imports Due To Contaminated Shipment
Japan's
Agriculture Ministry has announced it will reinstate a
ban on all U.S. beef imports following the discovery of
parts of a vertebral column in a product shipment from
the United States. -
Posted 1/20/06 by JBW
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A
man and a woman who falsely reported finding a severed
finger in a bowl of chili to spend years behind bars.
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Posted 1/20/06 by JBW
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| Inspector
General Blasts GIPSA; Johanns Promises Changes
The Agriculture
Department's inspector general issued a report criticizing
the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
(GIPSA) for sloppy management policies and oversight of
its investigations. -
Posted 1/20/06 by JBW
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| Docket
No. 03-020P - Accredited Laboratory Program
FSIS
is proposing to revise, edit, and consolidate provisions
of the standards and procedures for the accreditation
of non-Federal analytical chemistry laboratories. -
Posted 1/20/06 by JBW
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| U.S.
Pledges $300 Million To Stop Spread Of AI
U.S.
joins the European Union in increasing its funding in
the battle to stop the spread of the deadly virus. -
Posted 1/19/06 by JBW
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| U.S.
Plans Food Defense Exercises
USDA
continues efforts to safeguard the nation's food supply
from a terrorist attack.
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Posted 1/18/06 by JBW
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Reports:
Singapore, Taiwan To Lift Bans On U.S. Beef
Singapore
will lift its ban on imports of U.S. beef within a month
after a full assessment of U.S. procedures. -
Posted 1/18/06 by JBW
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| USDA
Continues Efforts To Safeguard The Nation's Food Supply
The
USDA announced additional efforts in collaboration with
states and private industry to protect the nation's food
supply from terrorist threats. -
Posted 1/17/06 by JBW
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Study
Suggests Bird Flu May Be Widespread Among Humans, But Not
Deadly
The
bird flu virus may be more common among humans than previously
thought, but it probably doesn't kill half its victims.
- Posted 1/17/06 by JBW
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Changes
in Fees for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products Inspection
Services—Fiscal Years 2006–2008.
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Posted 1/13/06 by JBW
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| Animal
Welfare Activist Budgets Revealed
A
recent analysis of 2004 IRS reports shows that several
animal-rights groups have more funding at their disposal
than ever.
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Posted 1/13/06 by JBW
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| FSIS
Proposes Guidelines Governing Petitions for Rulemaking
The
USDA's FSIS announced a proposed rule to establish guidelines
for the formal submission of petitions for rulemaking.
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Posted 1/13/06 by JBW
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| New
Animal Identification Group Formed
New
group to manage animal identification movement database.
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Posted 1/12/06 by JBW
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| U.S.
Consumers Don't Fear Fat
Despite
a growing obesity problem, fewer Americans are taking
steps to control their diets and lose weight, a study
finds. -
Posted 1/12/06 by JBW
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| FSIS
Responds To Inspector General's Comments
FSIS said
that its assessment of Canadian food safety procedures
at plants exporting to the United States is sound, despite
criticism from the Office of the Inspector General. -
Posted 1/12/06 by JBW
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| FSIS
Publishes Interim Final Rule Regarding “Healthy” Labels
And Sodium
FSIS
announced its regulations will continue to provide that
individual meat and poultry products bearing the claim
“healthy” (or any other derivative of the
term “health”) must contain no more than 480
milligrams (mg) of sodium and meal-type products bearing
the claim “healthy” must contain no more than
600 mg of sodium. -
Posted 1/11/06 by JBW
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| Experts
Tackle Bird Flu Challenge Online
Three experts
address avian influenza concerns, answer questions in
an exclusive WATT Publishing Company Webinar held on January
10. Hundreds from around the world listen in. -
Posted 1/11/06 by JBW
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FSIS
Directive 10,230.6
Submitting
Tissue Specimens for Pathological or Diagnostic
Microbiological Evaluation to the Laboratory. -
Posted 1/11/06 by JBW
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| Canadian
Food Safety Slammed
A
Food Safety and Inspection Service report charging that
Canadian export plants were deficient in food safety procedures.
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Posted 1/11/06 by JBW
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South
Korea rejected United States demands that it allow beef
ribs and other bone-in products to be part of a reopening
of the market to U.S. beef. - Posted 1/11/06 by JBW
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| Privately
Owned Vehicle Mileage Reimbursement Rates Increase
GSA has
established the mileage reimbursement rates for employees
who use privately owned vehicles while on official travel.
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Posted 1/10/06 by JBW
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| Cattle
Producers Request District Court Hearing on BSE Litigation
R-CALF
USA filed a motion in U.S. District Court – District of
Montana (District Court) to request a hearing before U.S.
District Judge Richard F. Cebull in its litigation against
the USDA regarding the agency's minimal risk rule (Final
Rule). -
Posted 1/9/06 by JBW
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Researchers
report that microbial supplements reduce E. coli load
in the feces of beef cattle up to 35 percent. -
Posted 1/9/06 by JBW
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| USDA
Studies Worker Dislocation, Lost Wages
Contrary
to popular opinion, research uncovers that mergers and
acquisitions are not culprits in these two important areas.
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Posted 1/6/06 by JBW
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31st
Midwest Processed Meat Workshop
The
workshop will be held at Kansas State University's
Meat Laboratory, Manhattan, KS, Feb. 4-5, 2006.
Co-sponsored by: KSU's Dept. of Animal Sciences
& Industry, Kansas Meat Processors Association,
Mid-Western Research & Supply and Rapid Microbiological
Methods Shortcourse. Organizers: Drs. Dave Schafer,
KMPA Exec. Director and Liz Boyle, Extension Specialist,
Meats. Information: kmpa@sbcglobal.net or (785)
539-7842.
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Posted 1/6/06 by JBW
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FSIS
To Hold Listening Sessions in Pennsylvania
FSIS
is holding "Listening Sessions" in PA
on January 10 and 11, 2006 in order to provide additional
outreach to small and very small plants in the Northeast
region. Attendees will have the opportunity
to ask questions, raise issues, and voice their
concerns to FSIS in a non-threatening and relaxed
environment.
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Posted 1/4/06 by AHB
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| New
Food-Labeling Laws Now In Effect
Several
laws that change the way food processors must label their
products went into effect on January 1.
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Posted 1/4/06 by JBW
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| CAFTA
Missed Implementation Date
None of
the Central American countries that are part of the Central
American Free Trade Agreement has written, rewritten,
repealed or implemented the laws necessary for implementation
of the trade pact. -
Posted 1/3/06 by JBW
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