Japan Postpones U.S. Beef Ban Decision, Asks For More Documents

Japan's food safety authorities asked American negotiators for more detailed information about beef products. - Posted 1/21/05 by JBW

Veneman Bids USDA Farewell

Outgoing Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman recapped her successes in a farewell address delivered yesterday. - Posted 1/20/05 by JBW

Two More Herd Mates Of Canadian BSE Case Traced To U.S.

Inspectors have traced two more cattle from the Alberta farm that produced the second animal to test positive for BSE case to the United States. - Posted 1/19/05 by JBW

Canada To Turn Over Feed Records

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency will make all of its compliance records concerning Canadian cattle feed producers available to Canadian and U.S. investigators. - Posted 1/18/05 by JBW

Canadian Feed-ban Compliance Becomes Front-burner Issue

A report warned that BSE was already "silently incubating" in the Canadian herd. - Posted 1/17/05 by JBW

New Dietary Guidelines Recommend Lean, Low-Fat Meats

Nutritional guidelines attacked salt, sugar and sloth, but implicitly recommended consumption of "dense" protein sources such as meat and poultry. - Posted 1/14/05 by JBW

New Dietary Guidelines - Posted 1/13/05 by JBW

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2005 Dietary Guidelines

Ban Breaker

USDA Secretary nominee says he will focus on convincing Japan to lift its ban on U.S. beef. - Posted 1/13/05 by JBW

Latest BSE Case Raises Feed Issues, May Delay Border Opening

The most recent case is the first instance of an animal born after the implementation of bans on ruminant material in ruminant feed by both Canada and the United States. - Posted 1/13/05 by JBW

Canada Discovers Another BSE Case

An Alberta beef cow born after the 1997 ban on ruminant-to-ruminant feed was put in place has tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy. - Posted 1/13/05 by JBW

   

Dr. Ron DeHaven Statement - 1/11/05

Herd Mate Of Canadian BSE Case Went To U.S.

An animal born to the same herd at roughly the same time as an Alberta dairy cow that tested positive for BSE was shipped to the U.S. in February 2002. - Posted 1/8/05 by JBW

  

Dr. Ron DeHaven Statement - 1/7/05

Johanns Coasts Through First Hurdle; Democrats Urge Slow Opening Of Canadian Border

Johanns was approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee, although bipartisan appeals were received to slow down the opening of the Canadian border to live cattle imports. - Posted 1/7/05 by JBW

Financial Incentive Led To Discovery Of Canada's Latest BSE Case

The Canadian government paid $225 as an incentive to encourage the farmer to submit the brain samples for testing. - Posted 1/7/05 by JBW

N.D. Legislator Introduces Bill To Block Canadian Cattle

U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy introduced a bill to delay the reopening of the border to imports of Canadian cattle. - Posted 1/6/05 by JBW

Perspective

Consumers may be finally getting the message about animal agriculture's disease control and food-safety efforts. - Posted 1/5/05 by JBW

Cuba Welcomes First U.S. Cattle In Decades

A shipment of beef cattle left on Friday bound for Havana, the first such shipment since the U.S. imposed an embargo on Cuba in 1959. - Posted 1/5/05 by JBW

BSE Confirmed

Canada confirms a second case of BSE. - Posted 1/3/05 by JBW

"Yesterday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed that an older dairy cow from Alberta, Canada, has tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)." - Posted 1/3/05 by JBW