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U.S. Agriculture Department expected to go to bat for Canadian cattlemen
OTTAWA, Mar 16, 2005 (The Canadian Press via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Agriculture Department is moving to counter a Montana court ruling that is keeping the border closed to young Canadian cattle, sources say.
The department was expected to announce Wednesday how it will fight the ruling, which prevented the border from reopening to young cattle as scheduled March 7, the U.S. government sources said.
The department was expected to appeal the ruling but might also take other action, said one source on condition of anonymity.
The border has been closed since a BSE infected cow was discovered in Alberta in May, 2003.
Congressional auditors told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday that it's not doing enough to enforce the ban on feed linked to the spread of mad-cow disease.
The FDA said it believes its inspection approach to the feed-ban rule is adequate.
OTTAWA, Mar 16, 2005 (The Canadian Press via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Agriculture Department is moving to counter a Montana court ruling that is keeping the border closed to young Canadian cattle, sources say.
The department was expected to announce Wednesday how it will fight the ruling, which prevented the border from reopening to young cattle as scheduled March 7, the U.S. government sources said.
The department was expected to appeal the ruling but might also take other action, said one source on condition of anonymity.
The border has been closed since a BSE infected cow was discovered in Alberta in May, 2003.
Congressional auditors told the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday that it's not doing enough to enforce the ban on feed linked to the spread of mad-cow disease.
The FDA said it believes its inspection approach to the feed-ban rule is adequate.