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U.S. Cattlemen to Congress: Fix: USDA’s Argentina Mess

The thing with Arentina is through other business dealings have ticked off a lot of other industries in the US. I think it is time to get together with some of them to put this rule to rest. Obviously they have put it on the back burner for over a year hoping no one will notice. Well looks like this industry is. I think we need to continue being vocal about it or we will look back and remember BSE as a minor problem as compared to what this could create!
 
This is a fight we'd be more than willing to back you up on. :!: :!: :!:

Lets not be diverted from the subject by special interests promoting their own agendas. (I don't have to say who I'm talking about ... :roll: :roll: :roll: ) The stakes are much too high if partitioning Argentina is allowed. This disease is not in any way or any form like BSE. It's method of transmission is NOT in doubt, and it's about the most contageous disease in the livestock world. I agree that FMD will make BSE look like a walk in the park.

It's not just cattlemen that should be all over this one, it's also the pork and sheep producers too. Their potential for ruin is just as high as ours is.

It would be nice if on this topic we didn't revert back to the same old arguments about BSE and free trade, :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: and kept on track and working together. The potential for disaster is much too high to worry about partisan politics and individual special interest groups' agendas.

I think the other Canadians on this site will back me up here. Just for once we should be all on the same page for a change. Who knows, maybe we can find that we can get more done by helping each other out than by arguing. :!: 8) 8) 8) Maybe we can set a precident here. :wink:
 
You need to know what is behind the the fight before you wade in and you can't ignore free trade on this issue because the ideals of free trade are what is pushing it. It's all connected and it's the same people.
 
Your right Sandhusker free trade is pushing this. Food safety among other things have continually taken a back seat. But it seems like this should be the line in the sand issue because it is so much risk for agriculture to take on. Plus Argentina's track record of following through with what they say they are going to do is really bad....like debt repayment. Have you looked at any of that stuff?
 
Posted: Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: Farm Bureau: Test imported meat for E. coli

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Farm Bureau: Test imported meat for E. coli
by North Platte Bulletin Staff - 1/10/2008

Source of Article: http://www.northplattebulletin.com/index.asp?show=news&action=readStory&storyID=13748&pageID=29

The Nebraska Farm Bureau wants the U.S. Department of Agriculture to test all ground beef and beef trimmings imported into the U.S. for E. coli 0157:H7.

That way, beef offered to American consumers will be ensured safe, Farm Bureau said.

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service is considering more testing requirements in the U.S., in response to the beef recalled in late 2007 because of E.coli.

The recalls are just a 'blip' in the system, Farm Bureau President Keith Olsen said.

The USDA will begin testing U.S. beef trimmings for E.coli if the beef is used in frozen beef patties.

But trim, or scrap cuts of beef from Australia, New Zealand, Chile and other countries make up a large portion of ground beef products sold in the U.S.

Those trimmings currently do not all have to be tested for E.coli.

"We believe that beef trim imports ought to be treated exactly the same," Olsen said. "Beef imports could lead to more E. coli-related beef recalls that could damage consumer demand for beef in the U.S."

And, without equality in the requirement, foreign beef-producing countries would have a competitive advantage, he said.
 

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