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Japanese want U.S. beef

Red Robin

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Japan restaurants want more U.S. beef


High Plains Journal / Midwest Ag

TOKYO (AP)--Japanese restaurants are set to urge the government to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports, saying the stringent rules are causing a serious supply crunch, officials said Dec. 19.

Though Tokyo eased a 2 1/2 year blanket ban on U.S. beef in July, lingering trade restrictions over fears of bovine spongiform encephalopathy has meant only a trickle of U.S. beef has made it back into the country.

The Japan Food Service Association and three other restaurant groups say supply of the U.S. meat has lagged critically behind demand and driven prices higher. They plan to submit a petition to the country's health and farm ministries as early as Dec. 22 demanding Japan ease import restrictions, according to JFSA official Kunio Chiba.

"Wherever U.S. beef is served, it has been very popular. But restaurants are struggling to secure a constant supply," Chiba said Dec. 19.

"Tender U.S. beef has long been loved by Japanese. The current import restrictions are hurting beef restaurants all over Japan," Chiba said.

Yoshinoya D&C Co., a major Japanese fast-food chain, recently returned a popular rice dish topped with U.S. beef that was off the menu for more than two years. But its restaurants only serve that dish four hours a day because of still-limited supply.

Less than 30 percent of restaurants that used U.S. beef in 2003 before the ban now serve the meat, according to a recent JFSA poll of 130 steak, beef rice bowl and grilled beef restaurant chains across the country.

Japan currently allows only boneless meat from cows aged 20 months or younger because infection from BSE is thought to spread with age.

Tokyo has also limited imports to beef that has been through stringent checks at selected U.S. meat processing plants.

U.S. officials have repeatedly urged Japan to raise the age restriction to 30 months, in line with international standards set by the World Organization for Animal Health.

Japan was once the United States' most lucrative overseas market for beef, buying 200,000 tons worth $1.4 billion in 2003, before the first case of BSE was found in the U.S. herd.

In 2006, Tokyo has imported only 3,241 tons, worth Y2.36 billion ($20.0 million), as of the end of October, according to Finance Ministry statistics.

Date: 1/4/07
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Mike

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U.S. raises pressure to widen beef imports
01/12/2007

The Asahi Shimbun


WASHINGTON--The U.S. administration is stepping up pressure on Japan to ease conditions on imports of American beef.

The latest call came from U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab, who met visiting Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka on Wednesday.

Japan limits imports to meat from cattle aged up to 20 months because of the low risk of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

Schwab asked Matsuoka to raise the age limit to 30 months, which would qualify almost all cattle slaughtered in the United States for exports to Japan.

U.S. administration officials are dissatisfied with a small amount of U.S. beef Japan has imported since it lifted its ban on July 27.

Schwab proposed that the two countries start negotiations immediately after Jan. 27, when a six-month period expires for verification of export and import procedures.

Matsuoka declined her request, saying that Japan and the United States should first confirm that conditions to ensure the safety of imported U.S. beef are met before discussing relaxation of cattle-age requirements.

Schwab's demand followed a similar call from U.S. Senator Max Baucus, who on Monday met Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akira Amari in Washington.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns is expected to follow suit when he meets with Matsuoka on Thursday.

Johanns has repeated the demand since June 2006, when Japan agreed to resume U.S. beef imports, citing standards set by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).

Beef without bones is considered safe if it is from cattle aged 30 months or younger and meets some other conditions, according to the OIE standards.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture considers the 30-month rule an established international standard.

U.S. meatpackers organizations, which are politically influential, have been lobbying Congress and the U.S. administration to press Japan to ease restrictions.

To relax the restrictions, the farm and health ministries will have to ask the independent Food Safety Commission for a risk assessment.(IHT/Asahi: January 12,2007)
 

flounder

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TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE WITH AGRICULTURE SECRETARY MIKE JOHANNS AND JAPANESE MAFF TOSHIKATSU MATSUOKA Release No. 0007.07


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TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE WITH AGRICULTURE SECRETARY MIKE JOHANNS AND JAPANESE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES TOSHIKATSU MATSUOKA ON THE ISSUES OF WTO NEGOTIATIONS AND MORE BROADLY OPENING THE JAPANESE MARKET TO U.S. BEEF EXPORTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- JANUARY 11, 2007

SECRETARY MIKE JOHANNS: Let me just start out and express to you, we're sorry to keep you waiting, but our meeting actually ran a little longer than we anticipated, and I think that indicates that we've had some very, very good discussion. I'm going to talk to you very, very briefly. I'll ask my colleague to say a few words. And then we'll take a few questions, but only a few because we do need to get on to lunch.

We talked about two things at our meeting today. The first was the WTO negotiations. And I thought we had an excellent discussion. We compared where each country was at and talked in depth about issues like sensitive products, special products, tariffs, domestic support. I think we touched upon all of the key issues in the ag negotiations of the WTO Round. So we had an excellent discussion there.

The second area that we touched upon -- and this will be absolutely no surprise to anybody in the room -- is beef. I indicated our desire to continue to work with Japan and find a way to open their market to additional beef from the United States.

I expressed what I had said publicly, and that is that our expectation for ourself, the United States, is that we will work with our trading partners in compliance with international standards. And that is our expectation for all of our trading partners, not just Japan. So we had that discussion and we exchanged comments on that, and then we came on in here.

So with that, what I would like to do is invite the Minister to offer some thoughts following translation, and then we'll take a few questions. So please feel free to translate.

[translation into Japanese ensues]

JAPANESE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES TOSHIKATSU MATSUOKA: (translated from Japanese) Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to report to you the outcome of the meeting that I have had just now with Secretary Johanns. As Secretary Johanns has also pointed out at the outset, we were able to have an extremely meaningful and substantive discussion for our two countries, particularly for Japan. The United States is the most important partner, bar none, in political, economic, diplomatic, and cultural affairs. And we were able to confirm with each other that we will further even this bilateral relationship.

And as Secretary Johanns has also indicated, in terms of WTO we have agreed that our two countries should proceed based on close cooperation between us for the sake of success of the WTO negotiations. And we were also able to share mutual recognition with regard to the products of interest for Japan and the United States.

And we were able to have a frank exchange of views with regard to domestic support, improvement of market access, number of sensitive parts, and tariff capping, among others. And we were able to deepen mutual understanding with regard to each other's position.

And therefore, based on such an understanding we have agreed that we should further accelerate and strengthen our bilateral consultations. And Department of Agriculture is the most knowledgeable agency with regard to the U.S. agriculture; and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries is the most knowledgeable ministry with regard to Japanese agriculture. And we agree that it will be highly meaningful for our two organizations to proceed with mutual discussions.

And the beef issue -- I'm sure that you are quite aware of this issue, but Secretary Johanns came up with a strong request that we should proceed to a new stage with the ending of the verification period, and he has strongly requested Japan to respond to this. And I have listened very attentively to such intentions of the United States, and as far as the Japanese side is concerned we are still in the middle of the verification period. And our two countries must conduct a second audit, confirm its results, and make the results public, for the verification period to be completed.

And therefore, at the current stage it is most important that we respect the existing trade protocol to make sure that it takes deep root so that we are able to obtain the understanding of the Japanese people. And therefore I responded to Secretary Johanns that we are not able to immediately begin consultations at this stage.

SEC. JOHANNS: I'm only going to take a couple of questions. I apologize for that. We'll start now.

REPORTER: With regard to American beef, we're approaching the end of the initial six-month period. Can you share with us what kind of dialog would you like to see after the six-month period, and when would you like to (unclear) beyond this point?

SEC. JOHANNS: Your observation is correct. We are not complete with the six-month period quite yet, although that will wrap up near the end of this month. Our goal is to continue consultation to a broader opening of the market to U.S. beef. Our attitude has always been to try to figure out ways to work with our trading partners, and we will undertake to do that. But just to summarize, my goal is what it has always been, and that's to normalize beef trade based upon international standards. We're going to do that for ourself, and that's our expectation for all of our trading partners.

[translation into Japanese ensues]

MINISTER MATSUOKA: (translated from Japanese) Well, as I have indicated earlier, I have listened carefully and became very aware of the views and the points which have been made by Secretary Johanns of the United States. However, we are currently still in the middle of the verification period, and therefore at this stage we must expect the existing trade protocol to ensure it takes deep root because this concerns food safety which is indeed the most fundamental question for the Japanese people. So what is most important now is to obtain the understanding and assurance of the Japanese consumers, and therefore at this point in time I am not able to say anything about that.

SEC. JOHANNS: Last question, Bill.

REPORTER: Happy New Year, Mister Secretary.

SEC. JOHANNS: Thank you. Same to you.

REPORTER: Mister Minister, a question for the Japanese Agriculture Minister. Just so I can understand correctly, in 2004 Japan and the U.S. agreed that six months after trade resumed under a restricted way, which it has, after six months you'd begin talking again about expanding that, lifting the restrictions of the 'under 21 months of age.' It sounds to me as if that is no longer the plan, and if not six months, then how long will it take? And what is verification?

[translation into Japanese ensues]

MINISTER MATSUOKA: (translated from Japanese) I'd like to respond to the point which was just raised in the latest question. In the Japan/U.S. joint press statement of October of 2004, as is being raised in the latest question, it is stated that after the six-month verification period is completed, review will be conducted towards the next stage. On the other hand, it is also stated that we need to conduct deliberations at the Food Safety Commission of Japan. And therefore it is based on the understanding of what is in that press statement that I made the previous statement that we have not yet completed the six-month period, and once the six-month period is over we need to first conduct an audit on the establishments in the United States. And we must first to confirm the result of this audit and make this public. And this procedure is yet to be addressed. And therefore, I would like to refrain from saying anything that is specific with regard to what will be done immediately after the six months and towards the next stage.

SEC. JOHANNS: Okay, thank you everybody.



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CN_Today 1/12/2007 2:25:00 PM


Japan to Johanns: No Beef From Older Cattle

Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns met face to face with Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Japan’s minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, and once more pressed Japan to relax its rules limiting U.S. beef imports to products from cattle under 21 months of age.

The answer, in short, was “no.“

The meeting roughly coincided with the end of the agreed-upon six-month verification period Japan demanded when it resumed beef imports, and Johanns asked that negotiations “proceed to a new stage“ rapidly.

However, Matsuoka said current terms must be honored, meaning Japan will proceed with a second audit of the U.S. beef industry and confirm U.S. plants are operating in accordance with Japan’s original terms to resume imports. “Therefore, at the current stage it is most important that we respect the existing trade protocol to make sure that it takes deep root so that we are able to obtain the understanding of the Japanese people,“ Matsuoka said.

Pressed on a potential timeline to expand the age limit on imported beef, Matsuoka added that Japan’s Food Safety Commission would have to be consulted, and that he would not make predictions about further actions until the intermediate steps are completed.

By Pete Hisey on Friday, January 12, 2007
 
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“Therefore, at the current stage it is most important that we respect the existing trade protocol to make sure that it takes deep root so that we are able to obtain the understanding of the Japanese people,“ Matsuoka said.

I wonder what "deep root" means to the Japanese -- a year, two years, five years... :???:

We could have been sending 30 month old beef to Japan 3 years ago if USDA/NCBA/AMI hadn't put the stops to Creekstone testing... :( :mad:
 
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Anonymous

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I thought you USDA blamers were trying to convine us that Japan wants tested beef???

Where do you find anything in the first article about Japan wanting only tested beef??

Hmmmm???

Silence.............



~SH~
 
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Anonymous

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~SH~ said:
I thought you USDA blamers were trying to convine us that Japan wants tested beef???

Where do you find anything in the first article about Japan wanting only tested beef??

Hmmmm???

Silence.............



~SH~

Them Japanese folks are a little brighter than you SH- they get told to "stuff it" enough times they do...But they are about as bullheaded as you, so since we wouldn't offer what they wanted, they're going to take they're own sweet time taking what we want them to.....
 

Mike

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~SH~ said:
I thought you USDA blamers were trying to convine us that Japan wants tested beef???

Where do you find anything in the first article about Japan wanting only tested beef??
Hmmmm???
Silence.............
~SH~

I think you may have forgotten that we have been arguing this point for almost 3 years.

Chronology: (from memory)
2001 - Japs find BSE in their native herd and make a law to test all beef from a country with BSE (including themselves)
Dec 2003 - Japan shut down US beef shipments
Feb 2003 - Creekstone negotiated deal with Japs for tested beef to meet Jap law
Mar-Apr 2004- USDA turned down Creekstone request for test kits and any other packer wishing the same
Jan 2006 - Japs accept under 21 month old beef until SRM's are found in shipment
June-July 2006 - Japs start accepting minimal amounts of untested beef again.

Since then Japan has taken very little beef from the U.S. even after changing law that requires testing on every animal.

They don't trust us. Period. They think we're hiding BSE. So do others.

Add 2 + 2 Scott. You should come up with 4.
 
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Anonymous

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Wrong Mike,

The reason we are not shipping more beef to Japan is because we do not have enough beef, that meets their age verification and quality criteria.

If they still wanted tested beef, they would not be phasing out their own 100% bse testing program as you showed in the articles you brought.

Japan's actions do not match you USDA blamers words.


~SH~
 

Mike

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~SH~ said:
Wrong Mike,
The reason we are not shipping more beef to Japan is because we do not have enough beef, that meets their age verification and quality criteria.
If they still wanted tested beef, they would not be phasing out their own 100% bse testing program as you showed in the articles you brought.
Japan's actions do not match you USDA blamers words.
~SH~

No, NOT wrong.
I blame the USDA for not getting us back in the market after 3 years of fruitless negotiations.

For the seller to dictate to a buyer what he will or will not provide goes against the grain of all capitalistic notions.

The Japs at one time requested beef to be tested to satisfy the market and the law there. Politics or no politics, that's just the way it is.

We could have been shipping unlimited quantities since early 2004 had we met their demands.

I want my $175 per head back.
 

Sandhusker

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If the Japanese want our untested beef so badly< why did they set requirements that they knew would qualify only a handful of our cattle?
 

Mike

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Sandhusker said:
If the Japanese want our untested beef so badly< why did they set requirements that they knew would qualify only a handful of our cattle?

And why did the USDA accept those requirements?
 

flounder

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Mike said:
~SH~ said:
I thought you USDA blamers were trying to convine us that Japan wants tested beef???

Where do you find anything in the first article about Japan wanting only tested beef??
Hmmmm???
Silence.............
~SH~

I think you may have forgotten that we have been arguing this point for almost 3 years.

Chronology: (from memory)
2001 - Japs find BSE in their native herd and make a law to test all beef from a country with BSE (including themselves)
Dec 2003 - Japan shut down US beef shipments
...........SNIP........


What actions have been taken to protect US livestock from the outbreak of BSE in Japan?

Although the ban that was imposed on importations from Japan in March 2000 was on the verge of being removed, the USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) has decided to continue with a ban on importation of ruminant meat, meat products and other ruminant products from Japan as of September 10, 2001. The US suspended the importation of ruminant meat, meat products, and other ruminant products that have been stored, processed, or otherwise associated with any facility located in Japan. The prohibited products include, but may not be limited to, the following: (1) meat, (2) meat-and-bone meal (MBM), (3) meat meal, (4) bone meal, (5) blood meal, (6) protein meal, (6) tankage, (7) offal, or (8) any products containing such. In addition to ruminant products, imports from Japan of non-ruminant material will not be eligible for entry into the US until USDA APHIS can verify that these products have not been commingled or cross-contaminated with ruminant products. An interim rule concerning this action is being prepared and will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.

Source: USDA, APHIS, VS



seems aphis has taken some of there reports and conveniently cut them so short they are only briefs;

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/bsechron.html


a little clarity here ;


fact is, up and until the USA first and finally documented BSE, the shoe was on the other foot so to speak.
NO ANIMALS or PRODUCTS from known BSE country. ONCE USA documented first case, the shoe went to the other foot.
the USDA could no longer claim the 'golden cow' i.e. bse free. once USDA documented the second STRAIN of TSE in the bovine, testing was shut down. end of story, BSE MRR POLICY of the legal trading of all strains of TSE was born, thanks to GW and OIE. ...tss




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Announces Status Report of Actions, Including Doubling of Testing for BSE in Cattle, Following the Harvard BSE Risk Assessment

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2002--The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services today reported the status of action steps designed to further prevent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in U.S. cattle, including doubling the number of BSE tests it will conduct this fiscal year compared to the previous year. The USDA, HHS, as well as other federal and state agencies, are working together to continue strengthening protection systems to prevent BSE from entering the country.




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BSE has never been detected in U.S. cattle, nor has there been a case of the human form of the disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, detected in the United States. Since 1989, USDA has taken a series of preventive actions to protect against this animal disease. This includes banning the import of live ruminants, such as cattle, sheep and goats, and most ruminant products from the United Kingdom and other countries having BSE. The ban was extended to Europe in 1997. To stop the way the disease is thought to spread, in 1997, FDA prohibited the use of most mammalian protein in the manufacture of animal feed intended for cows and other ruminants.





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What actions have been taken to protect US livestock from the outbreak of BSE in Japan?

Although the ban that was imposed on importations from Japan in March 2000 was on the verge of being removed, the USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) has decided to continue with a ban on importation of ruminant meat, meat products and other ruminant products from Japan as of September 10, 2001. The US suspended the importation of ruminant meat, meat products, and other ruminant products that have been stored, processed, or otherwise associated with any facility located in Japan. The prohibited products include, but may not be limited to, the following: (1) meat, (2) meat-and-bone meal (MBM), (3) meat meal, (4) bone meal, (5) blood meal, (6) protein meal, (6) tankage, (7) offal, or (8) any products containing such. In addition to ruminant products, imports from Japan of non-ruminant material will not be eligible for entry into the US until USDA APHIS can verify that these products have not been commingled or cross-contaminated with ruminant products. An interim rule concerning this action is being prepared and will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.

Source: USDA, APHIS, VS

What is the level of passenger traffic arriving in the United States from Japan?

Approximately 6.84 million passengers on 29,826 direct flights from Japan arrived at US airports in fiscal year 2000. An undetermined number of passengers from Japan arrived in the US via indirect flights.

Under APHIS-PPQ’s agriculture quarantine inspection monitoring, 801 air passengers from Japan were sampled for items of agricultural interest in fiscal year 2000. Of these 801 passengers, 10 carried meat (non-pork) items that could potentially harbor the pathogen(s) that cause BSE; most passengers carried an average of 1.7 kilograms of meat. None of these passengers from whom meat items were confiscated reported plans to visit or work on a ranch or farm during their visit to the US.

Source: US Department of Transportation, and APHIS-PPQ Agricultural Quarantine Inspection data base

CEI’s plans for follow up:

This suspected outbreak of BSE in Japan will continue to be monitored.



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What are the U.S. imports of affected animals or animal products from Japan?

From 1998 to March 2000, approximately 73 live cattle were imported into the US from Japan (Table 3). Small quantities of boneless, bovine meat, and prepared dairy cattle feed also were imported into the US during the same period. For some of the other products that were imported into the US, it is not clear whether these products contained meat products from any animal species. Regardless, the US Food and Drug Administration prohibits feeding of meat-and-bone meal to ruminants in the US. In addition, the US placed a ban on imports of any ruminant or swine, or any fresh (chilled or frozen) meat of any ruminant or swine from Japan in March 2000 due to an outbreak of FMD in Japan.

Source: World Trade Atlas;USDA APHIS VS Import Tracking System

Table 3. US Imports from Japan during years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 (January - June).

Year

HS Code
Description
Unit
1998
1999
2000
2001 (Jan - June)

live animal

0102
Bovine
NO
72
0
0
0

Bovine (VS Import Tracking System database)
NO
71
1
0
0


meat & offal - ruminant

020130
Bovine Meat Cuts, Boneless
KG
9,719
15,215
2,361
0

160250
Other Bovine Meat
KG
3,000
0
0
0


feed - ruminant

2309901030
Dairy Cattle Feed, Prepared
T
1
3
0
0


other animal products - ruminants

3002100040
Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS)
KG
0
27
10
0


feed - non species specific

0511993000
Products Used as Food, For Animals
KG
12,804
0
0
0

0511993060
Products Used as Food, For Animals
KG
0
1,923
462,826
35,000

2309901050
Mixed Feeds or Mixed Feed Ingredients, Animal, NESOI
T
69
38
105
304

2309907000
Preps W/Vitamin B12, For Supplementing Animal Feed
KG
0
8,056
0
0

2309909500
Preparations Used in Animal Feedings, NESOI
KG
253,503
87,918
55,462
34,540


meat & offal- non species specific

210904000
Meat & Edible Meat Offal, including Flours & Meals of Meat/Meat Offal
KG
0
0
612

0504000040
Gut/Bladder/Stomach of Animals For Sausage Casing, Not Hog or Fish
KG
7,650
15,225
24,545
27,157

0504000060
Guts, Bladders and Stomachs of Animals, NESOI
KG
1,750
0
0
0

1602204000
Animal Livers Except Goose, Prepared or Preserved
KG
0
0
21
0

1603009010
Extracts And Juices of Meat
KG
560
0
60
4,000





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http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/DOCKETS/02n0276/02N-0276-EC-254.htm

http://lists.ifas.ufl.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind0610&L=sanet-mg&T=0&P=19979



GW's and the OIE BSE MRR i.e. legal trading of all strains of TSE $$$

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/trade/Dear_Animal_importer_7-15-05.pdf



http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2007/01/0001.xml



MRR 2

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/hot_issues/bse/downloads/RiskAssessment06-041-1%20.pdf



[PDF]
Page 1 of 17 9/13/2005
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - With the many different atypical TSEs showing up in different parts of the world, and with GWs BSE. MRR policy (the legal policy of trading all strains of ...
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/03-025IFA/03-025IFA-2.pdf -



http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/03-025IFA/03-025IFA-2.pdf


Owens, Julie Page 1 of 98 8/3/2006 [Federal Register: July 12 ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - For this reason, USDA focused its BSE sample collection efforts at ... GWs and his sleeping partners at the OIE, gave birth to the BSE MRR policy, the legal ...
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/2006-0011/2006-0011-1.pdf -


http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/2006-0011/2006-0011-1.pdf



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