2007/04/05 17:45 KST
Beef from Canadian cattle cannot be imported under U.S. FTA: official
SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Beef from Canadian cattle cannot be imported under the free trade pact with the United States, an Agriculture Ministry official said Thursday.
Bae Jong-ha, the top negotiator for farm issues in the free trade agreement (FTA) talks. said that while alarm bells have been sounded about the risk of Canadian beef coming through the U.S., Seoul can block such shipments.
"The FTA agreed upon Monday only touches on tariffs and not about our import guidelines," Bae said. He said that since South Korea does not permit Canadian beef into the country, if such a shipment is found it can be blocked.
Bae, head of the international agriculture bureau, said such a discovery can cause Seoul to look more carefully at import rules for American beef. He did did not elaborate, but hinted tighter inspections could be implemented if Canadian beef was intentionally mislabeled and exported as American beef.
In the FTA, Seoul said it would consider all meat from cattle raised in the U.S. for 100 days as being a product of the country.
The comments come as civic groups argued that there is a possibility of Canadian cattle herded over the border to the U.S., where they could be slaughtered and processed as American beef. Washington has allowed cross-border movement of live Canadian cattle under 30 months old since mid-2005.
Seoul banned Canadian beef in mid-2003 after mad cow disease was reported in Canada. The country took similar actions against American beef in the same year, but decided to allow the import of boneless beef from cattle under 30 months old from the U.S. in January 2006.
South Korea, however, has not moved to import Canadian beef, where more than 10 cases of the mad cow disease have been reported since 2003. The U.S. has reported three cases.
After 14 months of negotiations, South Korea said it will lower its 40 percent tariff on American beef over 15 years to protect local cattle ranchers.
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(END)
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10,000,000+ LBS. of PROHIBITED BANNED MAD COW FEED I.E. MBM IN COMMERCE USA 2007
Date: March 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm PST
RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: VETERINARY MEDICINES -- CLASS II
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PRODUCT
Bulk cattle feed made with recalled Darling's 85% Blood Meal, Flash Dried, Recall # V-024-2007
CODE
Cattle feed delivered between 01/12/2007 and 01/26/2007
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Pfeiffer, Arno, Inc, Greenbush, WI. by conversation on February 5, 2007. Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON
Blood meal used to make cattle feed was recalled because it was cross-contaminated with prohibited bovine meat and bone meal that had been manufactured on common equipment and labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
42,090 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
WI
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PRODUCT
Custom dairy premix products: MNM ALL PURPOSE Pellet, HILLSIDE/CDL Prot-Buffer Meal, LEE, M.-CLOSE UP PX Pellet, HIGH DESERT/ GHC LACT Meal, TATARKA, M CUST PROT Meal, SUNRIDGE/CDL PROTEIN Blend, LOURENZO, K PVM DAIRY Meal, DOUBLE B DAIRY/GHC LAC Mineral, WEST PIONT/GHC CLOSEUP Mineral, WEST POINT/GHC LACT Meal, JENKS, J/COMPASS PROTEIN Meal, COPPINI – 8# SPECIAL DAIRY Mix, GULICK, L-LACT Meal (Bulk), TRIPLE J – PROTEIN/LACTATION, ROCK CREEK/GHC MILK Mineral, BETTENCOURT/GHC S.SIDE MK-MN, BETTENCOURT #1/GHC MILK MINR, V&C DAIRY/GHC LACT Meal, VEENSTRA, F/GHC LACT Meal, SMUTNY, A-BYPASS ML W/SMARTA, Recall # V-025-2007
CODE
The firm does not utilize a code - only shipping documentation with commodity and weights identified.
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Rangen, Inc, Buhl, ID, by letters on February 13 and 14, 2007. Firm initiated recall is complete.
REASON
Products manufactured from bulk feed containing blood meal that was cross contaminated with prohibited meat and bone meal and the labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
9,997,976 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
ID and NV
END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR MARCH 21, 2007
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2007/ENF00996.html
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Beef from Canadian cattle cannot be imported under U.S. FTA: official
SEOUL, April 5 (Yonhap) -- Beef from Canadian cattle cannot be imported under the free trade pact with the United States, an Agriculture Ministry official said Thursday.
Bae Jong-ha, the top negotiator for farm issues in the free trade agreement (FTA) talks. said that while alarm bells have been sounded about the risk of Canadian beef coming through the U.S., Seoul can block such shipments.
"The FTA agreed upon Monday only touches on tariffs and not about our import guidelines," Bae said. He said that since South Korea does not permit Canadian beef into the country, if such a shipment is found it can be blocked.
Bae, head of the international agriculture bureau, said such a discovery can cause Seoul to look more carefully at import rules for American beef. He did did not elaborate, but hinted tighter inspections could be implemented if Canadian beef was intentionally mislabeled and exported as American beef.
In the FTA, Seoul said it would consider all meat from cattle raised in the U.S. for 100 days as being a product of the country.
The comments come as civic groups argued that there is a possibility of Canadian cattle herded over the border to the U.S., where they could be slaughtered and processed as American beef. Washington has allowed cross-border movement of live Canadian cattle under 30 months old since mid-2005.
Seoul banned Canadian beef in mid-2003 after mad cow disease was reported in Canada. The country took similar actions against American beef in the same year, but decided to allow the import of boneless beef from cattle under 30 months old from the U.S. in January 2006.
South Korea, however, has not moved to import Canadian beef, where more than 10 cases of the mad cow disease have been reported since 2003. The U.S. has reported three cases.
After 14 months of negotiations, South Korea said it will lower its 40 percent tariff on American beef over 15 years to protect local cattle ranchers.
[email protected]
(END)
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/Engnews/20070405/650000000020070405174559E0.html
10,000,000+ LBS. of PROHIBITED BANNED MAD COW FEED I.E. MBM IN COMMERCE USA 2007
Date: March 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm PST
RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: VETERINARY MEDICINES -- CLASS II
___________________________________
PRODUCT
Bulk cattle feed made with recalled Darling's 85% Blood Meal, Flash Dried, Recall # V-024-2007
CODE
Cattle feed delivered between 01/12/2007 and 01/26/2007
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Pfeiffer, Arno, Inc, Greenbush, WI. by conversation on February 5, 2007. Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON
Blood meal used to make cattle feed was recalled because it was cross-contaminated with prohibited bovine meat and bone meal that had been manufactured on common equipment and labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
42,090 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
WI
___________________________________
PRODUCT
Custom dairy premix products: MNM ALL PURPOSE Pellet, HILLSIDE/CDL Prot-Buffer Meal, LEE, M.-CLOSE UP PX Pellet, HIGH DESERT/ GHC LACT Meal, TATARKA, M CUST PROT Meal, SUNRIDGE/CDL PROTEIN Blend, LOURENZO, K PVM DAIRY Meal, DOUBLE B DAIRY/GHC LAC Mineral, WEST PIONT/GHC CLOSEUP Mineral, WEST POINT/GHC LACT Meal, JENKS, J/COMPASS PROTEIN Meal, COPPINI – 8# SPECIAL DAIRY Mix, GULICK, L-LACT Meal (Bulk), TRIPLE J – PROTEIN/LACTATION, ROCK CREEK/GHC MILK Mineral, BETTENCOURT/GHC S.SIDE MK-MN, BETTENCOURT #1/GHC MILK MINR, V&C DAIRY/GHC LACT Meal, VEENSTRA, F/GHC LACT Meal, SMUTNY, A-BYPASS ML W/SMARTA, Recall # V-025-2007
CODE
The firm does not utilize a code - only shipping documentation with commodity and weights identified.
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Rangen, Inc, Buhl, ID, by letters on February 13 and 14, 2007. Firm initiated recall is complete.
REASON
Products manufactured from bulk feed containing blood meal that was cross contaminated with prohibited meat and bone meal and the labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
9,997,976 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
ID and NV
END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR MARCH 21, 2007
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2007/ENF00996.html
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