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Clarification

Tam

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Clarification on what the Final rule really is I took this from the transcript off the APHIS web page.

TRANSCRIPT OF AUDIO CONFERENCE WITH DR. JOHN CLIFFORD, USDA CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER (ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE), ON USDA'S PROPOSAL TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL IMPORTS FROM BSE MINIMAL-RISK COUNTRIES, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- JANUARY 4, 2007


MR. ROGERS: Next question, please.

OPERATOR: Our next question comes from Sally Schuff.

REPORTER: Yes. Thank you for taking my question. Dr. Clifford, I need clarification here on, you're saying that all cattle, breeding, slaughter, and beef and beef products from after March 1, 1999, will be eligible for import?

DR. CLIFFORD: Sally, that's correct. Now, one point of clarification: If this rule were to go into effect, any live animal coming into the U.S. would need to be born after March 1, 1999. Now this would allow the implementation of any aged beef allowed to be imported as long as it meets the conditions of the Food Safety and Inspection Service and SRM removal.
REPORTER: And any aged beef? The beef is not subject to the March 1?

DR. CLIFFORD: That's correct.

Seems someones source was wrong.
 
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