Sandhusker
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Thanks, Mike, for the legwork. SH and Agman, you still insist Japan never asked for testing? Anything else you want to tell us? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Japan has asked for testing of all U.S. cattle for BSE, for which there is no scientific justification", said Veneman.'
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QUESTION: (Toshio Aritake, Bureau of National Affairs) Have you discussed the possibility of introducing a new safety measure which Japan is demanding? Japan is requesting 100 percent testing. If Japan picks up, foots that cost of inspection fully for cattle to be exported to Japan, is it something the U.S. side can accept?
PENN: Well, as I indicated, we want to see the resumption of trade as quickly as possible, but there are certain conditions that we want to see go along with the resumption of that trade. As I said before, basing the trade on solid science, scientific principles, is very important to us. Doing it in a way that gives maximum reassurance of consumer safety is also a way that is very important to us. But we did discuss the possibility of 100 percent testing, and we have reviewed the scientific basis for that and, for the purposes for which we have a surveillance system we think it not necessary to do 100 percent testing
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ENS, "The Japanese require all cattle to be tested for the disease before they can become food for humans, and the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture has required that the United States institute universal testing before the ban can be lifted. "
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In their statement reacting to reports that Japan would reject the US proposal, Veneman and Zoellick said Japanese authorities "have continued to insist" on testing of all cattle and removal of SRMs as conditions for lifting the beef import ban.
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Cidrap News, "Apr 2, 2004 (CIDRAP News) – US officials this week proposed that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) be called on to help resolve the US trade dispute with Japan over bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). But Japan, to the chagrin of US officials, reportedly plans to reject the proposal.
Japan wants all US cattle to be tested for BSE before it will lift its current ban on imports of American beef. The ban was imposed after the first American BSE case was discovered in December.
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Randy Fabi, "Japan, the top buyer of American beef, has frustrated U.S. industry officials with its demand that all U.S. cattle be tested for mad cow disease before it resumes trade.
"The testing issue is very problematic," said Jim Hodges, president of the American Meat Institute Foundation.
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Despite aggressive measures implemented by the Department of Agriculture in January to strengthen existing U.S. safeguards against BSE, also known as "mad cow" disease, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture has continued to insist upon testing of all animals and the removal of specific risk materials as conditions for the entry of U.S. beef products into the Japanese market.
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Wikipedia, "Japan, the leading U.S. beef-export market, had been demanding 100 percent testing of all cattle for export, a position it has since altered.
Japan has asked for testing of all U.S. cattle for BSE, for which there is no scientific justification", said Veneman.'
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QUESTION: (Toshio Aritake, Bureau of National Affairs) Have you discussed the possibility of introducing a new safety measure which Japan is demanding? Japan is requesting 100 percent testing. If Japan picks up, foots that cost of inspection fully for cattle to be exported to Japan, is it something the U.S. side can accept?
PENN: Well, as I indicated, we want to see the resumption of trade as quickly as possible, but there are certain conditions that we want to see go along with the resumption of that trade. As I said before, basing the trade on solid science, scientific principles, is very important to us. Doing it in a way that gives maximum reassurance of consumer safety is also a way that is very important to us. But we did discuss the possibility of 100 percent testing, and we have reviewed the scientific basis for that and, for the purposes for which we have a surveillance system we think it not necessary to do 100 percent testing
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ENS, "The Japanese require all cattle to be tested for the disease before they can become food for humans, and the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture has required that the United States institute universal testing before the ban can be lifted. "
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In their statement reacting to reports that Japan would reject the US proposal, Veneman and Zoellick said Japanese authorities "have continued to insist" on testing of all cattle and removal of SRMs as conditions for lifting the beef import ban.
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Cidrap News, "Apr 2, 2004 (CIDRAP News) – US officials this week proposed that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) be called on to help resolve the US trade dispute with Japan over bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). But Japan, to the chagrin of US officials, reportedly plans to reject the proposal.
Japan wants all US cattle to be tested for BSE before it will lift its current ban on imports of American beef. The ban was imposed after the first American BSE case was discovered in December.
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Randy Fabi, "Japan, the top buyer of American beef, has frustrated U.S. industry officials with its demand that all U.S. cattle be tested for mad cow disease before it resumes trade.
"The testing issue is very problematic," said Jim Hodges, president of the American Meat Institute Foundation.
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Despite aggressive measures implemented by the Department of Agriculture in January to strengthen existing U.S. safeguards against BSE, also known as "mad cow" disease, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture has continued to insist upon testing of all animals and the removal of specific risk materials as conditions for the entry of U.S. beef products into the Japanese market.
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Wikipedia, "Japan, the leading U.S. beef-export market, had been demanding 100 percent testing of all cattle for export, a position it has since altered.