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Latest Information (as of November 17, 2008)
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a seven-year-old dairy cow from British Columbia. No part of the animal’s carcass entered the human food or animal feed systems.
Latest Information (as of November 10, 2008)
Canadian and Korean veterinary officials held technical negotiations November 3-4, 2008, aimed at moving toward an agreement on the import requirements for Canadian beef. Restoring market access will allow Korean consumers to access safe, high-quality Canadian beef and beef products at competitive prices.
Latest Information (as of November 6, 2008)
No part of the carcass of the affected animal entered the human food supply and no specified risk materials (SRM) entered the animal feed chain.
Latest Information (as of October 22, 2008)
The Government of Canada is working for farmers by pursuing technical negotiations with Korea on issues related to exports of Canadian beef. Korea banned imports of Canadian beef in May 2003, after bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in a Canadian cow.
- News Release - Canada to Resume Beef Trade Negotiations with Korea
Latest Information (as of October 20, 2008)
The Government of Canada has delivered for Canadian cattle producers by reaching an agreement with Mexican officials to remove the temporary restrictions in place on imports of Alberta breeding cattle. Mexico imposed the temporary ban in August 2008, following the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a six-year-old beef cow from Alberta.
- News Release - Mexico Reopens Border to Alberta Cattle
Latest Information (as of August 15 2008 - 15:00 EST)
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a six-year-old beef cow from Alberta. No part of the animal’s carcass entered the human food or animal feed systems.
Latest Information (as of June 27 2008 - 13:00 EST)
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed that the case of BSE announced on June 23, 2008, was a five-year-old Holstein cow from British Columbia. As previously noted, no part of the animal's carcass entered the human food supply and no risk materials entered the animal feed system.
Latest Information (as of June 23, 2008 - 13:30 EST)
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow in the Province of British Columbia. This case poses no risk to human or animal health since Canada's stringent BSE safeguards prevented any part of the animal's carcass from entering the human food chain or any potentially infective parts of the animal's carcass from entering the animal feed chain.
Latest Information (as of April 16, 2008 - 15:00 EST)
- Report on the Investigation of the Eleventh Case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Canada
Latest Information (as of February 26, 2008 - 11:00 EST)
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a six-year-old dairy cow from Alberta. The animal's carcass is under CFIA control, and no part of it entered the human food or animal feed systems.
