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  BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE)

This page provides sources of information on the effects of BSE on trade. Provided are links to related documents such as regulations, reports, and press briefings, as well as main BSE pages for various government and organization sites. This page will be updated as information becomes available.

   
Canada
- Alberta BSE Case - 2003 - Alberta BSE Case - 2008 - Manitoba BSE Case - 2006
- Alberta BSE Case - 2004 - British Colombia Case - 2006 - U.S. Response/Actions 
- Alberta BSE Cases - 2006 - British Colombia Case - 2007 - Reports/Press Releases
- Alberta BSE Case - 2007
European Union
- Directives - Reports - U.S. Coverage
Japan
United States
- Alabama BSE Case - Guidelines for Export/Import - Reports
- BSE Surveillance - Latest Updates - Technical Briefings
- BSE Update Statements - Press Briefings - Texas BSE Case
- Fact Sheets - Press Releases - Trade Response/Actions
- FAQ's - Q&A's Washington BSE Case
- Federal Register Notices - Reference Documents
   
     
     
 
CANADA
Alberta BSE Case - 2003
Date
Canadian Enhanced BSE Surveillance Program   2004
CFIA Report on Canada's BSE Investigation   07/02/2003
OIE Report on Canada's Response to the Case of BSE
-- Minister Vanclief's Follow-Up Comments to the Report
06/26/2003
06/27/2003
BSE Disease Investigation in Alberta
-- Background into the investigation
-- Q&A's
--
Press Release: BSE Disease Investigation in Alberta
05/21/2003
05/21/2003
05/12/2003
05/20/2003
  

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Alberta BSE Case - 2004
Date
BSE Disease Investigation Page - Alberta 2004
Investigation Into January 11 BSE Case Concludes   02/11/2005
BSE Investigation On January 2 Case Concludes   01/21/2005
Third BSE Case Confirmed 01/11/2005
BSE Confirmed in Suspect Animal, Investigations Underway   01/02/2005
National BSE Surveillance Program Detects Suspect Animal   12/30/2004
CFIA Technical Briefings
Transcript Audio
       
2004 December 30

2005 January 3 7
11 24
  

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Alberta BSE Cases - 2006
Date
Latest Information  
  BSE Confirmed in Alberta 08/23/2006
      
  Report on the Investigation of the Eighth Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada  12/19/2006
  BSE Investigation Reaches Conclusion
-- Report
08/24/2006
  Alberta Cow Tests Positive for BSE 07/13/2006
Potential BSE Case in Alberta 06/10/2006
Report on the Investigation of the Fourth Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Alberta, Canada (Summary)  03/06/2006
BSE Detected in Alberta
-- Chronology

-- Q&A
01/23/2006
01/2006
01/2006
  
Alberta BSE Cases - 2007
Date
Latest Information  
  BSE Case Confirmed in Alberta 12/18/2007
  Report on the Investigation of the Ninth Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada 03/26/2007
  BSE Confirmed in Alberta 02/07/2006
  
Alberta BSE Cases - 2008
Date
Latest Information  
  BSE Case Confirmed in Alberta 2/26/2008
  Report on the Investigation of the Eleventh Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada 4/16/2008
      
British Colombia BSE Case - 2006
Date
Latest Information  
  CFIA Completes BSE Investigation
- Report
06/16/2006
  Final Testing Confirms BSE Case in B.C. 04/16/2006
      
British Colombia BSE Case - 2007
Date
Latest Information  
  Report on the Investigation of the Tenth Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada 06/25/2007
  BSE Case Confirmed in British Columbia 05/02/2006
   
Manitoba BSE Case - 2006
Date
Latest Information  
  BSE Investigation in Manitoba Completed
- Report
08/08/2006
08/08/2006
  BSE Confirmed in Manitoba Cow 07/04/2006
  Potential BSE Suspect Identified in Manitoba 06/30/2006
   
Reports/Press Releases
Date
  Canada's Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Comments on US Department of Agriculture Final BSE Minimal Risk Rule 09/14/2007
  Canada’s New Government Welcomes Preliminary Recommendation of World Organization for Animal Health That Canada be Categorized As A Controlled Risk Country for BSE 03/09/2007
  Regulations Amending the Health of Animals Regulations and the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Administered and Enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
(Relating to BSE, the amendment would allow U.S. animals and their products to be imported under CFIA permits, "eliminating the need for an importation prohibition regulation for bovines and their products.")
12/16/2006
  New Communications Protocol for BSE 9/29/2006
  Joint Statement Following Meeting Between U.S. Agriculture Secretary Johanns And Canadian Minister Of Agriculture Strahl  9/13/2006
  Revised BSE Measures for U.S. Imports 06/29/2006
  Canada Strengthens Feed Controls
- Fact Sheet
- Q&A's
06/26/2006
06/26/2006
06/26/2006
Canada Changes Import Regulations for U.S. Commodities 03/29/2005
Review Finds Canada's Feed Ban Effective
-- Feed Review Report
03/02/2005
03/02/2005
National Feed Inspection Program 2003-04 Report - Assessment  
of Microscopic Analysis as a Tool for Analyzing Composition of Feed
-- Q&A
02/02/2005
National BSE Surveillance Program Detects Suspect Animal   12/30/2004
Mitchell Pleased With Progress on USDA Rule  
-- USDA Final Rule
12/30/2004
New Regulations Proposed for BSE-Related Feed Controls: 
-- Backgrounder
-- Amendment
12/11/2004
Government Announces Strategy to Reposition Canada's
Livestock Industry
09/10/2004
Canada to Enhance BSE Feed Controls   07/09/2004
Canadian Amendments Permit Broader U.S. Meat Imports  
-- Amendment
04/23/2004
Government of Canada Comments on U.S. Proposed Rule to Allow Live Animal Imports from Canada
-- Proposed Rule
04/07/2004

03/08/2004
Government of Canada Announces New BSE Measure
-- Factsheet:  Specified Risk Materials
07/18/2003
07/18/2003
  

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U.S. Response/Actions
Date
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding a New Detection of BSE in Canada 02/08/2007
  Joint Statement Following Meeting Between U.S. Agriculture Secretary Johanns And Canadian Minister Of Agriculture Strahl  9/13/2006
BSE Chronology: Key USDA Actions Related to Canada 8/2006
  Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Canada's Eighth BSE Case 08/24/2006
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Canada's Seventh Case of BSE 07/13/2006
  Statement by USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford Regarding Canada's Sixth Case of BSE 07/05/2006
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Canada's Fifth Case of BSE 04/16/2006
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding BSE Finding In Canada 01/23/2006
Statement by Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Regarding BSE Find in Canada 01/23/2006
Johanns Announces Next Steps for Importing Canadian Cattle
-- Guidance:  Importing Canadian Ruminants/Ruminant Products
07/15/2005
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on 9th Circuit
Ruling Lifting Preliminary Injunction
-- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities - FINAL RULE -
[Docket No. 03-080-3]
-- Risk Analysis
-- Economic Analysis | Appendices to Economic Analysis
-- Fact Sheet:  Final Rule on BSE and Minimal-Risk Regions
-- Q&A:  Minimal Risk/Canada Rule
-- Port of Entry for Eligible Ruminants
07/14/2005
 
07/14/2005

 
12/2004
12/20/2004
12/2004
07/2005
07/15/2005
USDA Releases Epidemiological Summary on Canadian
BSE Cases

-- Summary Report
04/29/2005

04/29/2005
USDA Releases Technical Assessment on the Implementation of the Canadian Feed Ban  
-- Assessment  
02/25/2005
Statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven Administrator, Animal & Plant  
Health Inspection Service Regarding Canada's Third BSE Case
01/11/2005
Statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven Administrator, Animal & Plant  
Health Inspection Service Regarding Canada's Second BSE Case
01/03/2005
Statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven Administrator, Animal & Plant  
Health Inspection Service Regarding Canada's Suspect BSE Case
12/30/2004
Revision to Importations of Edible Bovine Meat and Bovine Meat Products
-- Low Risk Canadian Products
05/06/2004
Statement by USDA Regarding an Agreement with the Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund May 5, 2004, Concerning Canadian Imports
-- Copy of Stipulation
-- Exhibit 1
05/05/2004
USDA Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Rule to Allow Live  
Animal Imports from Canada
(APHIS Press Release)
-- Explanatory Note:  Risk Analysis
-- Federal Register Notice
-- previously submitted comments
-- Government of Canada Comments on Proposed Rule
03/04/2004

03/04/2004
03/08/2004

04/07/2004
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities - proposes to add Canada to Minimal Risk Category
-- Risk Analysis (APHIS/Veterinary Services report)
-- Economic Analysis
(APHIS and U.S. Commerce Dept.)
11/04/2004


10/2003
10/24/2003
USDA Issues Proposed Rule to Allow Live Animal Imports from Canada:  transcript
-- Q&A—Current USDA Actions and the Canadian Situation
10/31/2003

11/2003
Import Permit Applications for Certain Ruminant Products From
Canada Will Be Accepted: 
transcript
-- Beef Export Verification Program
-- Information on Hunter-harvested wild ruminant meat
08/08/2003
Statement by USDA Secretary Regarding Canada’s Decision to Remove Specified Risk Material from Food Products 07/18/2003
List of Prohibited Canadian Imports   05/21/2003
BSE Case in Canada (USDA Radio) 05/21/2003
Statement Regarding Canada's Announcement of BSE Investigation
(USDA
05/20/2003
Statement on BSE Cow in Alberta, Canada  
(FDA)
05/20/2003
 
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JAPAN
Date
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Agreement for the Resumption of Beef Trade with Japan 6/21/2006
Johanns Announces Results of Investigation Into Ineligible Veal Shipment to Japan
press conference:  transcript | audio
-- REPORT: Japan Export Investigation
02/17/2006

02/17/2006
02/14/2006
Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Concerning U.S. Beef Exports to Japan - Washington D.C.
transcript
01/24/2006
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Beef Exports to Japan
press conference:  transcript | audio web cast
01/20/2006
  Importation of Whole Cuts of Boneless Beef From Japan  12/14/2005
  USDA Amends Regulations Governing the Importation of Whole
Cuts of Boneless Beef from Japan

-- Q&A
12/12/2005
  Japan Opens Market to U.S. Beef 
-- Audio remarks regarding resumption of beef trade with Japan

-- video conference on resumption of beef trade:  transcript 
12/11/2005

12/12/2005
USDA Proposed to Amend Regulations Governing the Importation of Whole Cuts of Boneless Beef from Japan
-- Proposed Rule

-- FAQ
08/17/2005

08/17/2005
08/18/2005
U.S. House of Representatives Resolution to Invoke Sanctions Against Japan if the Ban on U.S. Beef Imports is Not Lifted 03/03/2005
Joint Press Statement for the Resumption of Trade in Beef and  
Beef Products by the Government of the United States and the Government of Japan
-- Q&A's Concerning U.S.-Japan Beef Trade Agreement
10/23/2004


10/23/2004
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick Regarding Beef Trade with Japan April 1, 2004   
-- Copy of Letter to Japanese Agriculture Minister Yoshiyuki Kame
04/01/2004


3/29/2004
  MAFF Press Release:  Ban on Use of Animal Protein Products
for Feed and Fertilizer-As Well as Imports
(USDA/FAS/Tokyo Attache Report)
10/05/2001

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European Union
Directives
Date
Regulation (EC) No 1492/2004
(several amendments to EC Regulation 999/2001,  in parcticular, mandatory slaughter of cattle herds with BSE is limited to birth cohorts; EC Regulation 999/2001 provides rules for eradication measures of TSE's in bovines, ovines, and caprines) 
08/23/2004
EU Legislation Guide - General Guidance for Third Countries
Exporting Animals and Animal Products to the EU
01/23/2003
  EU Animal Hygiene Package:
-- Council Directive 2002/99/EC 
(animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution, and introduction of animal products for human consumption)
2002
12/16/2002
  Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002
(laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption; only animal products fit for human consumption may be used for the production of animal feeds)
10/03/2002
  Effective Feed Ban (guidance note for third countries) 07/18/2001
  Regulation (EC) No 1326/2001
(laying down transitional measures to permit the changeover to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001; amends Annexes VII and XI of No 999/2001)
06/30/2001
  Regulation (EC) No 1248/2001
(amending Annexes III, X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001)
06/22/2001
  Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and
of the Council
(laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain TSE's, including import conditions)
05/22/2001
  European Commission Directive 2001/9/EC
(concerning certain protection measures regarding TSE's and the feeding of animal protein)
12/29/2000
  European Commission Directive 2001/25/EC
(prohibiting the use of certain animal by-products in animal feed)
12/27/2000
  European Commission Directive 2001/2/EC
(regulating the use of risk material, including bovine intestines)
12/27/2000
  European Commission Directive 2000/766/EC 12/04/2000
 

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Reports
Date
TSE Roadmap
(reflection paper outlining possible amendments to current BSE measures)
-- Press Release
-- Q&A's
07/15/2005
 
07/15/2005
07/15/2005
Statement on the Assessment of Safety With Respect to the
Consumption of Goat Meat and Goat Meat Products in Relation to BSE/TSE
(upon confirmation of BSE in French goat)
01/28/2005
EFSA Scientific Report on the Assessment of the Geographical  
BSE-Risk (GBR) of the United States of America (USA)
08/20/2004
  Review of the Origin of BSE
(Independent review of the UK BSE Inquiry Report, by Professor Gabriel Horn)
07/19/2001
  FAQ's about BSE 04/06/2001
  BSE: Situation in Third Countries - Questions and Answers 04/02/2001
  Commission approves further protection measures against BSE 02/07/2001
  Chronology of EC Legislation on BSE 01/08/2001
  Beef: Commission will formally adopt exceptional BSE-measures 12/13/2000
  UK BSE Inquiry Report 10/2000
  Inspection reports on members states’ compliance with European Community animal health control measures (EU Commission's Food and Veterinary Office)  
  Reports on the Assessment of the Geographical BSE-Risk; Final Opinion on these reports by the EU's Scientific Steering Committee 07/2000
  Lessons to be learned from the BSE crisis (European Parliament - Joint Conference on the European Union and Food Security - Brussels, 30 November and 1 December 1998) 11/1998
 

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U.S. Coverage
Date
  BSE/TSE Situation in the EU-25 - Update on 2005
(USDA/FAS/U.S. Mission to the EU Attache Report)
03/21/2005
  Animal By-Products:  Fish Feed
(Ban on intra species recycling for fish - part of new animal by-products legislation; USDA/FAS/U.S. Mission to the EU Attache Report)
03/18/2003
  EU Livestock and Products Annual Report: Livestock Sector
Shaken by BSE and FMD Outbreaks
(USDA/FAS/USEU Brussels Attache Report)
09/04/2001
  BSE Scare Provides Opportunity for U.S. Exports
(USDA/FAS/Indonesia Attache Report)
02/16/2001
  BSE Impacts Soymeal Demand in EU
(USDA/FAS/COTS)
12/13/2000
  Agriculture Council Responds to BSE Measures  
(USDA/FAS/DLP)
12/08/2000
  Resurgence of BSE in the EU  
(USDA/FAS/DLP)
12/01/2000
  Does the EU's BSE Crisis Present Opportunities for U.S. Exporters? (USDA/FAS/DLP) 12/01/2000
 

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