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Japan Uneasy Over US BSE Testing System;

Mike

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Japan Uneasy Over US BSE Testing System;
Johanns Says Congress Is Losing Patience

[Nov 2005? ]

- - Steve Kopperud

Media reports out of Tokyo this week indicate the Japanese government's food safety regulators are questioning U.S. beef safety after a Ministry of Agriculture study showed U.S. cattle testing methods would have missed nine out of the 20 cases of BSE confirmed in Japan.

At the same time, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns again warned Japanese authorities that Congress is losing patience with the continuing delays in resuming beef trade, speculating that when Congress returns from its August recess, it could turn to trade issues involving Japan's 19-month ban on U.S. beef imports. The House and Senate are both discussing anti-Japan resolutions that could impose sanctions on Japan if beef trade doesn't resume. Johanns' comments were made to his counterpart Yoshinobu Shimamura as a sideline conversation during WTO ministerial meetings in Dalian, China this month.

Scientists asked for more details on the second case of BSE found in the U.S. - and this nation's first native-born case - out of concern BSE animals may have reached market because they appeared healthy. Officials further acknowledged their request for additional information will likely delay any decision to reopen beef trade with the U.S.

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Bill

Well-known member
Mike said:
Japan Uneasy Over US BSE Testing System;
Johanns Says Congress Is Losing Patience

[Nov 2005? ]

- - Steve Kopperud

Media reports out of Tokyo this week indicate the Japanese government's food safety regulators are questioning U.S. beef safety after a Ministry of Agriculture study showed U.S. cattle testing methods would have missed nine out of the 20 cases of BSE confirmed in Japan.

At the same time, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns again warned Japanese authorities that Congress is losing patience with the continuing delays in resuming beef trade, speculating that when Congress returns from its August recess, it could turn to trade issues involving Japan's 19-month ban on U.S. beef imports. The House and Senate are both discussing anti-Japan resolutions that could impose sanctions on Japan if beef trade doesn't resume. Johanns' comments were made to his counterpart Yoshinobu Shimamura as a sideline conversation during WTO ministerial meetings in Dalian, China this month.

Scientists asked for more details on the second case of BSE found in the U.S. - and this nation's first native-born case - out of concern BSE animals may have reached market because they appeared healthy. Officials further acknowledged their request for additional information will likely delay any decision to reopen beef trade with the U.S.

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Congress warning the Japanese they are losing patience? :roll: It looks like the Japanese are going back to the Texas case for more information after the dead end in the Alabama case.

Hopefully Canada can continue to move at least some beef to Japan and maintain a North American presence. If not for Japanese confidence in our MID system and investigations we would be in the same boat as the US.
 

Econ101

Well-known member
Bill said:
Mike said:
Japan Uneasy Over US BSE Testing System;
Johanns Says Congress Is Losing Patience

[Nov 2005? ]

- - Steve Kopperud

Media reports out of Tokyo this week indicate the Japanese government's food safety regulators are questioning U.S. beef safety after a Ministry of Agriculture study showed U.S. cattle testing methods would have missed nine out of the 20 cases of BSE confirmed in Japan.

At the same time, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns again warned Japanese authorities that Congress is losing patience with the continuing delays in resuming beef trade, speculating that when Congress returns from its August recess, it could turn to trade issues involving Japan's 19-month ban on U.S. beef imports. The House and Senate are both discussing anti-Japan resolutions that could impose sanctions on Japan if beef trade doesn't resume. Johanns' comments were made to his counterpart Yoshinobu Shimamura as a sideline conversation during WTO ministerial meetings in Dalian, China this month.

Scientists asked for more details on the second case of BSE found in the U.S. - and this nation's first native-born case - out of concern BSE animals may have reached market because they appeared healthy. Officials further acknowledged their request for additional information will likely delay any decision to reopen beef trade with the U.S.

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Congress warning the Japanese they are losing patience? :roll: It looks like the Japanese are going back to the Texas case for more information after the dead end in the Alabama case.

Hopefully Canada can continue to move at least some beef to Japan and maintain a North American presence. If not for Japanese confidence in our MID system and investigations we would be in the same boat as the US.

See what an incompetent USDA gets you.
 

Sandhusker

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Econ, "See what an incompetent USDA gets you."

See what an agency that works for special interests and not common sense gets you?
 

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