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  BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE)

This page provides sources of information on the effects of BSE on trade. Provided are links to related documents such as regulations, reports, and press briefings, as well as main BSE pages for various government and organization sites. This page will be updated as information becomes available.

   
Canada
- Alberta BSE Case - 2003 - Alberta BSE Case 2008 - Manitoba BSE Case - 2006
- Alberta BSE Case - 2004 - British Colombia Case - 2006 - U.S. Response/Actions 
- Alberta BSE Cases - 2006 - British Colombia Case - 2007 - Reports/Press Releases
- Alberta BSE Case - 2007
European Union
- Directives - Reports - U.S. Coverage
Japan
United States
- Alabama BSE Case - Guidelines for Export/Import - Reports
- BSE Surveillance - LATEST UPDATES - Technical Briefings
- BSE Update Statements - Press Briefings - Texas BSE Case
- Fact Sheets - Press Releases - Trade Response/Actions
- FAQ's - Q&A's - Washington BSE Case
- Federal Register Notices - Reference Documents
     
 
UNITED STATES
Latest Updates
Date
     
   
BSE Surveillance
Date
USDA Announces New BSE Surveillance Program
press conference:  audio
-- BSE Ongoing Surveillance Plan

-- Fact Sheet:  USDA's BSE Surveillance Efforts

--
Peer Review:  Prevalence Estimates | Samples Size Estimates
7/20/2006
7/20/2006
7/20/2006
7/2006
  Second USDA Confirmatory Test Results Positive for BSE 3/15/2006
APHIS Statement Regarding Positive BSE Test Results
press conference:  transcript  | audio
3/13/2006
APHIS Statement Regarding Inconclusive BSE Test 3/11/2006
APHIS Statement:  June 29 Inconclusive BSE Test is Negative 07/02/2004
APHIS Statement:  First Inconclusive BSE Test is Negative   06/30/2004
APHIS Statement Regarding Second Inconclusive BSE Test   06/29/2004
APHIS Statement Regarding First Inconclusive BSE Test   06/25/2004
BSE Surveillance Plan:
--
Surveillance Plan
-- Secretary Veneman Announces Expanded BSE Surveillance Plan
-- Comments on Plan: Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
-- Examples of Geographic Distributions of Sample Collections
--
Q&A's:  U.S. BSE Surveillance Plan
-- Q&A's:  USDA BSE Testing Program

-- Test Results

03/15/2004
03/15/2004
03/15/2004
03/19/2004
03/18/2004
06/2004
 
USDA Certifies Five New Laboratories for BSE Sample Analysis  
(APHIS Press Release)  
05/11/2004
USDA Certifies Seven Laboratories for BSE Sample Analysis 03/29/2004
   

Technical Briefings
Transcript Audio
       
2004 February 23

March 15

May 21

June 25 30

July 13

      
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Fact Sheets/FAQ's/Q&A's
Date
  Fact Sheet:  USDA's BSE Surveillance Efforts
(
USDA/APHIS)
7/2006
Fact Sheet: The IHC Variables
(
USDA/APHIS)
06/24/2005
Fact Sheet:  June 2005 BSE Test Step by Step 
(USDA/APHIS)
06/14/2005
Fact Sheet:  BSE Confirmatory Tests 
(USDA/APHIS)
06/14/2005
Fact Sheet:  Safety of North American Cattle and Beef  06/09/2005
Fact Sheet:  Economic Consequences of BSE for Cattle and
Beef Industries
06/09/2005
Fact Sheet:  Final Rule on BSE and Minimal-Risk Regions 12/29/2004
Fact Sheet:  Federal Register Notices on New BSE Protection Measures, released 7/14/2004 (FDA) 07/09/2004
  Fact SheetBSE and U.S. Measures to Prevent its Introduction Into the United States (USDA/FAS/DLP) 02/05/2001
FAQ:  USDA BSE Surveillance Plan - Background On Assumptions and Statistical Inferences (in response to 8/18/04 OIG Audit) 09/10/2004
FAQ:  FSIS Further Strengthens Protections Against BSE 03/14/2004
Q&A:  The Importation of Boneless Beef from Japan 08/2005
Q&A:  Minimal Risk/Canada Rule 07/2005
Q&A:  Implementation of BSE Minimal-Risk Regions Rule 02/22/2005
Q&A:  Concerning U.S.-Japan Beef Trade Agreement 10/24/2004
Q&A USDA BSE Testing Program 06/2004
Q&A:  U.S. BSE Surveillance Plan 03/18/2004
Q&A:  Current USDA Actions and the Canadian Situation 11/2003
Q&A:  Harvard Risk Assessment Study 11/2001
    

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Federal Register Notices
Date
  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Identification of Ruminants, and Processing and Importation of Commodities - FINAL RULE 1/18/2008
  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived From Bovines; Final Rule
-
Correction to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived from Bovines
09/18/2007


10/15/2007
  Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle; Prohibition of the Use of Certain Stunning Devices Used To Immobilize Cattle During Slaughter; Rule
[Affirmation, with changes, of interim final rules ``Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Cattle,'' and ``Prohibition of the Use of Certain Stunning Devices Used to Immobilize Cattle During Slaughter,'' published January 12, 2004]
07/13/2007
  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions;  Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived From Bovines 01/09/2007
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions, Identification of Ruminants and Processing and Importation of Commodities 11/9/2006
  Harvard Risk Assessment of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Update; Notice of Availability and Technical Meeting 9/18/2006
  Harvard Risk Assessment of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Update; Notice of Availability and Technical Meeting 7/12/2006
  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Availability of an Estimate of Prevalence in the United States 5/3/2006
  Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities; Technical Amendments 3/14/2006
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and
Importation of Commodities; Unsealing of Means of Conveyance and Transloading of Products
11/28/2005
Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed
(FDA Proposed Rule/to prohibit use of certain materials of cattle origin in animal food or feed)
- Economic Impacts of Proposed Regulatory Changes
- Economic Impacts of Alternative Changes to the FDA Regulation
10/06/2005
Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle  (FSIS Interim Rule/removes prohibition of certain materials) 09/07/2005
Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human Food and
Cosmetics
(FDA Interim Rule/removes prohibition of certain materials)
09/07/2005
Importation of Whole Cuts of Boneless Beef from Japan 08/18/2005
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and  Importation of Commodities - FINAL RULE - [Docket No. 03-080-3]
-- Risk Analysis
-- Economic Analysis | Appendices to Economic Analysis
-- Port of Entry for Eligible Ruminants
07/14/2005

12/2004
12/20/2004
07/15/2005
Final Rule: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk  
Regions and Importation of Commodities
12/29/2004
Guidance for Industry: Use of Material from Bovine Spongiform 
Encephalopathy-Positive Cattle in Animal Feed; Availability
-- Guidance 
09/30/2004
Federal Measures to Mitigate BSE Risks: Considerations for Further Action (solicits comments on proposed additional preventive measures) 07/14/2004
Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human Food and Cosmetics (prohibition of certain materials) 07/14/2004
Recordkeeping Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing, Material From Cattle 07/14/2004
Preliminary Impact Analysis of the January 12, 2004, Notices Increasing BSE Safeguards 04/07/2004
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities (reopens comment period; initially issued 11/4/2004)
- previously submitted comments
03/08/2004
Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle 01/12/2004
Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/ Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery (AMR) Systems 01/12/2004
Prohibition of the Use of Certain Stunning Devices Used to Immobilize Cattle During Slaughter 01/12/2004
FAQ:  Summary of New Protection Measures 01/14/2004
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities - proposes to add Canada to Minimal Risk Category
-- Risk Analysis
(APHIS/Veterinary Services report)
-- Economic Analysis
(APHIS and U.S. Commerce Department) 
11/04/2004


10/2003
10/24/2003
Change in Disease Status of Canada Because of BSE -  
CFR Part: 9 CFR Parts 93 and 94
(APHIS Federal Register Notice)
05/29/2003
BSE Current Thinking Paper:  Notice of Availability/Request for Comments 01/15/2002
  Importation Prohibitions Because of Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy
(APHIS Federal Register Notice)
08/14/2001
  Restrictions on the Importation of Ruminants, Meat and Meat
Products From Ruminants, and Certain Other Ruminant Products

(APHIS Federal Register Notice)
01/06/1998
    

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Guidelines for Exporters/Importers
Date
FSIS Export Alerts
   
  Implementation: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities from Canada 11/19/2007
  Canada:  Revised BSE Measures for U.S. Imports 06/29/2006
USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import
and Export: Protocol for The Importation of Farm Raised Cervids from Canada
07/20/2005
USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import
and Export: Protocol for The Importation of Camelids from Canada
07/20/2005
Implementation: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk
 Regions and Importation of Commodities from Canada 
07/15/2005
Importation of Bovines (Cattle or Bison) from Canada for Feeding (for feedlot operators and owners and other interested parties)  07/15/2005
BSE Minimal-Risk Regions and the Importation of Live Animals Importers, Brokers, and Other Interested Parties  07/15/2005
USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import and Export: Protocol for The Importation of Cattle or Bison for Feeding from Canada  07/15/2005
USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import and Export: Protocol for the Importation of Sheep and Goats for Feeding from Canada  07/15/2005
USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services, National Center for Import and Export: Protocol for the Importation of Cattle, Bison, Sheep and Goats for Immediate Slaughter from Canada  07/15/2005
Revision to Importations of Edible Bovine Meat and Bovine Meat Products
- Low Risk Canadian Products
05/06/2004
Guidance for Exporting Ruminant Products or Products Containing Ruminant Origin Materials 01/31/2004
Exempted Commodities (from foreign BSE trade bans) 01/26/2004
Guidance for Products Refused Entry or Detained at a Foreign Port 01/23/2004
  FDA Detention Order on Foreign Animal Feed (FDA) 01/20/2001
U.S. Returned Goods (Returned U.S. Origin Animal Products and By-Products) 01/16/2004
Change in Disease Status of Canada Because of BSE -  
CFR Part: 9 CFR Parts 93 and 94
(APHIS Federal Register Notice)
05/29/2003
  Importation Prohibitions Because of Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy
(APHIS Federal Register Notice)
08/14/2001
  U.S. Ban on All Rendered Products Imports (APHIS) 12/19/2000
  FDA/CVM Compliance Guides (see guidelines 67-70) 02/1998
  Restrictions on the Importation of Ruminants, Meat and Meat
Products From Ruminants, and Certain Other Ruminant Products

(APHIS Federal Register Notice)
01/06/1998
  FDA Prohibits Mammalian Protein in Sheep and Cattle Feed
(FDA Talk
ing Paper)
07/03/1997
  
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Press Briefings
Date
  Transcript of Remarks Regarding harmonization of Cattle Trade with Canada with Cindy Smith, Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and USDA's Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. John Clifford 09/14/2007
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 01/11/2007

  
USDA Proposes to Allow Additional Imports from BSE Minimal-Risk Countries
press conference:  transcript
01/04/2007

  
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Rejection of U.S. Beef Shipments by South Korea
press conference:  transcript
12/6/2006
USDA Announces New BSE Surveillance Program
press conference:  transcript  | audio
7/20/2006
7/20/2006
  USDA Acting Under Secretary Lambert Speaks to the Press After Tokyo Beef Talks
--
USDA Audit Report for U.S. Beef
5/19/2006

5/19/2006
  USDA Releases BSE Prevalence Estimate for U.S.
press conference:  transcript  | audio
4/28/2006
 

Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Canada's Fifth Case of BSE

04/16/2006
APHIS Statement Regarding Positive BSE Test Results
press conference:  transcript  | audio web cast
3/13/2006
Johanns Announces Results of Investigation Into Ineligible Veal Shipment to Japan
transcript | audio
02/17/2006

02/14/2006
Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Concerning U.S. Beef Exports to Japan - Washington D.C.
transcript
01/24/2006
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Beef Exports to Japan
press conference:  transcript | audio web cast
1/20/2006
  Video Conference on Resumption of Beef Trade with Japan: 
transcript 
12/12/2005
Statement by Dr. John Clifford Regarding the Epidemiological
Investigation Into the Recently Confirmed BSE Case

press conference:  transcript | audio web cast
06/29/2005

06/29/2005
USDA Announces BSE Test Results and New BSE 
Confirmatory Testing Protocol
press conference:  transcript | video web cast
06/24/2005

06/24/2005
Further Analysis of BSE Inconclusive Test Results:
transcript | audio
06/10/2005
Transcript of Tele-news Conference Update on BSE-Related Trade Issues:  transcript | audio 12/29/2004
Under Secretary Penn's Briefing on U.S.-Japan Agreement on
Resumption of Beef Trade
10/23/2004
Under Secretary Penn's Press Briefing on U.S./Japan BSE Discussions 04/26/2004
USDA Under Secretary Penn Press Briefing, U.S. Embassy, Japan (following same-day meetings) 01/23/2004
USDA Under Secretary Penn Press Briefing, U.S. Embassy, Japan 01/22/2004
Preliminary Diagnosis of BSE in Washington
transcript
12/23/2003
Announcement of Proposed Rule to Allow Live Animal Imports from Canada:  transcript 10/31/2003
USDA Tele-news Conference:  USDA Officials' Background Briefing on Canada's New BSE Measures 07/18/2003
BSE Case in Canada (USDA Radio) 05/21/2003
    

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Press Releases w/ Related Documents
Date
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer on South Korea Reopening Market to U.S. Beef and Beef Products in Line with International Standards   4/18/2008
  USTR Welcomes Full Reopening of Korean Market to U.S. Beef
-- KORUS FTA: Fact Sheet on opening South Korea to U.S. Beef
4/18/2008
4/18/2008
  United States, Mexico and Canada Announce OIE-Consistent Trade Standards for Cattle
-- Protocols for Breeding Cattle [Mexican imports of U.S. cattle]
-- Protocol to Transit Bovines from Canada to Mexico
3/27/2008
  Statement by Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner Regarding Indonesia and Barbados Allowing Full Market Access for Beef and Beef Products In Line with International Standards   1/24/2008
  Philippines Allows Full Market Access for U.S. Beef and Beef Products in Line with International Standards 11/16/2007
  USDA Harmonized Cattle Trade with Canada in Line With International Animal Health Standards
--
press conference:  Transcript
-- Revised Risk Assessment
-- Final Peer Review
-- Peer Review Response
-- Background Information
-- Final Rule
09/14/2007






09/18/2007
  FSIS Publishes Final Rule Prohibiting Processing of "Downer"
Cattle
-- Interim Final Rule
07/12/2007

07/13/2007
  Korea Lifts Suspension of Six US Meat Plants 06/26/2007
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Progress in Expanding Beef Trade 06/13/2007
  Agriculture Secretary Responds to "Safe for Trade" Nod for U.S. Beef by World Animal Health Body 05/22/2007
  Statement of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Beef Trade with Japan 04/24/2007
  Statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven Regarding OIE Risk Recommendation 03/09/2007
  FDA Proposes Barring Certain Cattle Material From Medical Products As BSE Safeguard
- Proposed Rule
01/11/2007

01/12/2007
USDA Proposes to Allow Additional Imports from BSE Minima-Risk Countries
press conference:  transcript
--

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions; Importation of Live Bovines and Products Derived from Bovines [Docket No. APHIS-2006-0041]

-- Risk Assessment  
- Estimation of BSE Prevalence in Canada
- Harvard Model of BSE Implications
-- Economic Analysis
01/04/2007

  
10/27/2006

 
10/27/2006
10/27/2006
10/27/2006
10/27/2006
  Statement by Deputy Under Secretary of Marketing & Regulatory Programs Chuck Lambert Regarding Status of Beef Trade With South Korea 11/13/2006
  Colombia and Peru Open Markets to U.S. Beef 11/3/2006
Mexico Opens Markets to U.S. Dairy Heifers 10/4/2006
  Joint Statement Following Meeting Between U.S. Agriculture Secretary Johanns And Canadian Minister Of Agriculture Strahl  9/13/2006
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Beef Trade with Korea 9/7/2006
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Reopening of the Japanese Market to U.S. Beef 7/27/2006
USDA Announces New BSE Surveillance Program
press conference:  transcript  | audio
-- BSE Ongoing Surveillance Plan

-- Fact Sheet:  USDA's BSE Surveillance Efforts

--
Peer Review:  Prevalence Estimates | Samples Size Estimates
7/20/2006
7/20/2006
7/20/2006
7/2006
  Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Resumption of Beef Trade With China 06/30/2006
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Agreement for the Resumption of Beef Trade with Japan 6/21/2006
  Negotiators See Progress on U.S.-China Beef Trade Protocol
(U.S. Department of State)
5/16/2006
  USDA Concludes First Round of Talks on Protocol for Resumption of U.S. Beef Sales to China 5/15/2006
  Statement by USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford Regarding  the Conclusion of the Epidemiological Investigation Into a Bovine  Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-Positive Cow Found in Alabama
- Final Epidemiology Report
5/02/2006


5/02/2006
  USDA Releases BSE Prevalence Estimate for U.S.
press conference:  transcript  | audio
- Summary of Enhanced BSE Surveillance in the U.S.
- An Estimate of the Prevalence of BSE in the U.S.
- APHIS Peer Review Agenda
4/28/2006
4/28/2006

4/28/2006
4/28/2006
  Second USDA Confirmatory Test Results Positive for BSE 3/15/2006
APHIS Statement Regarding Positive BSE Test Results
press conference:  transcript  | audio web cast
3/13/2006
APHIS Statement Regarding Inconclusive BSE Test 3/11/2006
Malaysia Opens Market to U.S. Beef Products 03/07/2006
Johanns Announces Results of Investigation Into Ineligible Veal Shipment to Japan
press conference:  transcript | audio
-- REPORT: Japan Export Investigation
02/17/2006

02/17/2006
02/14/2006
Mexico Opens Market to U.S. Bone-In-Beef 02/01/2006
Taiwan Reopens Market to U.S. Beef 01/25/2006
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding BSE Finding In Canada 01/23/2006
Statement by Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Regarding BSE Find in Canada 01/23/2006
  Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Beef Exports to Japan
press conference:  transcript | audio web cast
01/20/2006
  Singapore Reopens Market to U.S. Beef 01/19/2006
  Johanns and USTR Portman Welcome Progress to Reopen Korean Market to U.S. Beef  01/13/2006
  Statement by John Clifford, Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Regarding the Opening of the Philippine Market to Live U.S. Breeder Cattle  01/11/2006
  Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns Regarding Resumption of U.S. Beef Trade with Hong Kong  12/29/2005
  USDA Amends Regulations Governing the Importation of Whole
Cuts of Boneless Beef from Japan

-- Q&A
12/12/2005
  Japan Opens Market to U.S. Beef 
-- Audio remarks regarding resumption of beef trade with Japan

-- video conference on resumption of beef trade:  transcript 
12/11/2005

12/12/2005
 

USDA Issues Regulations for Handling of Canadian Ruminant Products Shipments

11/29/2005
  USDA'S Johanns and USTR Portman Welcome Lifting of Beef
Ban by Thailand
10/20/2005
Investigation Results of Texas Cow That Tested Positive for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in June 2005
-- Final Epidemiology Report
-- daily epidemiology reports
08/30/2005

08/2005
The Philippines Lifts Ban on U.S. Beef and Beef Products 08/04/05
Statement by John Clifford/APHIS: July 27 non-negative test
is negative
08/03/05
Statement by Chief Veterinary Medical Officer John Clifford/APHIS Regarding Non-Definitive BSE Test Results  
technical briefing:  transcript
07/27/05

07/27/05
Johanns Announces Next Steps for Importing Canadian Cattle 07/15/2005
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns on 9th Circuit
Ruling Lifting Preliminary Injunction
-- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities - FINAL RULE -
[Docket No. 03-080-3]
-- Risk Analysis
-- Economic Analysis | Appendices to Economic Analysis
-- Fact Sheet:  Final Rule on BSE and Minimal-Risk Regions
-- Q&A:  Minimal Risk/Canada Rule
-- Port of Entry for Eligible Ruminants
07/14/2005
 
07/14/2005

 
12/2004
12/20/2004
12/2004
07/2005
07/15/2005
Statement by Dr. John Clifford Regarding the Epidemiological
Investigation Into the Recently Confirmed BSE Case

press conference:  transcript | audio web cast
-- BSE Epidemiology Updates
(USDA/APHIS)
06/29/2005

06/29/2005
 
USDA Announces BSE Test Results and New BSE 
Confirmatory Testing Protocol
press conference:  transcript | video web cast
-- Fact Sheet:  The IHC Variables
(USDA/APHIS
06/24/2005


06/24/2005
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the  Sample Sent to Weybridge, England for Further Testing  06/16/2005
Statement by Dr. John Clifford Regarding Further Analysis of
BSE Test Results in Weybridge, England
06/16/2005
Statement by Dr. John Clifford Regarding Further Analysis of BSE Inconclusive Test Results 
press conference:  transcript | audio of web cast
06/10/2005
BSE Roundtable Discussion:  New Location  06/03/2005
Lebanon Reopens Market for U.S. Beef Products  06/02/2005
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the OIE'S Adoption of Changes to the International Animal Health Code Chapter on BSE  05/26/2005
Oman Reopens Market for U.S. Beef Products  05/09/2005
Technical Experts Travel to Japan and Korea to Facilitate Resumption of U.S. Beef Exports  04/19/2005
Taiwan Reopens Market for U.S. Beef Products  04/07/2005
Canada, Mexico and United States Release Harmonized North American BSE Strategy 
-- Harmonization of a BSE Strategy
04/01/2005

04/01/2005
Egypt Lifts Ban On U.S. Beef Products  03/21/2005
U.S. Government Requests Appeal In Minimal-Risk Rule Case 03/17/2005
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the Passage of S.J.Res. 4 by the United States Senate (disapproving USDA's Minimal Risk Rule)
-- Text of Resolution
03/03/2005
USDA Releases Technical Assessment on the Implementation of the Canadian Feed Ban  
-- Assessment  
02/25/2005
Statement By Administrator Dr. Ron DeHaven and Barbara Masters, Acting Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service Regarding the OIG Audit
-- OIG Report: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Oversight of the Importation of Beef Products from Canada 
(Report No: 33601-01-HY)
02/18/2005


02/14/2005
Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Delaying Imports of Meat from Canadian  02/09/2005
Statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven Administrator, Animal & Plant  
Health Inspection Service Regarding Canada's Third BSE Case
01/11/2005
Statement by APHIS Administrator Dr. Ron DeHaven - USDA and Canadian Food Inspection Agency Work Closely to Investigate Recent BSE Positive Case in Canada 01/07/2005
Statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven Administrator, Animal & Plant  
Health Inspection Service Regarding Canada's Second BSE Case
01/03/2005
Statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven Administrator, Animal & Plant  
Health Inspection Service Regarding Canada's Suspect BSE Case
12/30/2004
USDA Releases Rule to Establish Minimal-Risk Regions for  
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy -
Recognizes Canada as Minimal-Risk Region, Making it Eligible to Export to the United States
-- Final Rule: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities
-- Factsheet:  Final Rule on BSE and Minimal-Risk Regions
-- Q&A:  Minimal Risk/Canada Rule
-- Risk Document
-- Economic Analysis | Appendix to Economic Analysis
-- Final environmental assessment
-- Press Conference With USDA Officials:
transcript | audio
12/29/2004


12/29/2004

12/29/2004
12/29/2004
12/29/2004
12/29/2004
12/29/2004
12/29/2004
Jamaica Lifts Ban on U.S. Beef Products   12/06/2004
APHIS Statement Confirms Inconclusive BSE Test Sample Is Negative   11/23/2004
APHIS Statement Regarding Third Inconclusive BSE Test 11/18/2004
USDA Announces Taiwan to Resume U.S. Beef T 10/26/2004
U.S. - Japanese Officials Conclude Agreement for Resumption of Beef Trade 10/23/2004
Statement By Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman Regarding Resumption of Beef Trade with Japan  
-- Q&A's Concerning U.S.-Japan Beef Trade Agreement
10/23/2004

10/24/2004
Joint Press Statement for the Resumption of Trade in Beef and  
Beef Products by the Government of the United States and the Government of Japan
10/23/2004
The Fourth Japan-U.S. Consultation on the BSE Issue 10/19/2004
APHIS and FSIS Statement on OIG's Report and Recommendations on the BSE Surveillance Program
-- OIG Report  
08/24/2004

08/18/2004
Final Meeting of the U.S. BSE Technical Working Group:  Report By Dr. Peter Fernandez  
-- Report  
07/22/2004

07/22/2004
USDA and HHS Strengthen Safeguards Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
-- Fact Sheet
(FDA)
-- Federal Register Notices on New BSE Protection Measures  
07/09/2004

07/09/2004
07/14/2004
APHIS Statement:  June 29 Inconclusive BSE Test is Negative 07/02/2004
Second Meeting of the U.S. BSE Technical Working Group:  Press Statement by Dr. Peter Fernandez, Chairman   06/30/2004
APHIS Statement:  First Inconclusive BSE Test is Negative   06/30/2004
APHIS Statement Regarding Second Inconclusive BSE Test   06/29/2004
APHIS Statement Regarding First Inconclusive BSE Test   06/25/2004
U.S. BSE Technical Working Group:  Press Statement by Dr. Peter Fernandez, Chairman   05/19/2004
United States and Japan to Hold First BSE Technical Working Group Meeting 05/12/2004
USDA Certifies Five New Laboratories for BSE Sample Analysis  
(APHIS)
05/11/2004
Statement by USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Regarding an Agreement with the Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund May 5, 2004, Concerning Canadian Imports
- Copy of Stipulation
- Exhibit 1
05/05/2004
The Third Japan-U.S. Consultation on the BSE Issue  
(Joint U.S./Japan press release; translated from the Japanese)  
04/24/2004
Mexico Expands Market Access to U.S. Beef Exports 04/09/2004
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman and U.S. Trade Representative Robert B. Zoellick Regarding Beef Trade with Japan April 1, 2004   
-- Copy of Letter to Japanese Agriculture Minister Yoshiyuki Kame
04/01/2004


3/29/2004
USDA Certifies Seven Laboratories for BSE Sample Analysis 03/29/2004
USDA Provides Updates to Foreign Chief Veterinary Officers on BSE Actions (APHIS)
-- Letter | Enclosure 1 | Enclosure 2 | List of Countries
03/26/2004
Secretary Veneman Announces Expanded BSE Surveillance Plan
-- USDA BSE Surveillance Plan
-- Harvard Center for Risk Analysis: Comments on USDA BSE
surveillance plan
-- Examples of Geographic Distributions of Sample Collections for the BSE Surveillance Plan  
-- Q&A's
03/15/2004
03/15/2004
03/15/2004
   
03/19/2004
    
03/18/2004
USDA Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Rule to Allow Live  
Animal Imports from Canada
(
APHIS)
-- Explanatory Note:  Risk Analysis
-- Federal Register Notice
-- previously submitted comments
-- Government of Canada Comments on Proposed Rule
03/04/2004

03/04/2004
03/08/2004

04/07/2004
Resumption of Beef Trade with Mexico 03/03/2004
FDA Deputy Commissioner Crawford Addresses the Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
01/27/2004
USDA Secretary Veneman Addresses the Senate Agriculture Committee on BSE 01/27/2004
Expanded "Mad Cow" Safeguards Announced (FDA) 01/26/2004
USDA Secretary Veneman Addresses the U.S. House Agriculture Committee About BSE 01/21/2004
Agriculture Secretaries for United States, Canada, and Mexico Issue Joint Statement on BSE, Beef Trade  video | transcript 01/16/2004
USDA Issues New Regulations to Address BSE (FSIS) 01/08/2004
Secretary Veneman Announces Additional Protection Measures to Guard Against BSE 12/30/2003
FDA Statement on BSE Cow Rendered Products 12/27/2003
USDA Makes Preliminary Diagnosis of BSE  
(USDA Press Release)
-- News conference:
transcript
-- BSE Chronology   
-- BSE Q&A 
-- BSE Response Plan Summary
-- BSE Surveillance
-- U.S. Beef Statistics 
12/23/2003


01/20/2004
01/21/2004
USDA Issues Proposed Rule to Allow Live Animal Imports from Canada:  transcript
-- Q&A—Current USDA Actions and the Canadian Situation
-- Harvard Risk Assesment (updated, based on BSE in Canada)
Appendix 1 
Appendix 2 
Main Text Figures
10/31/2003

10/31/2003
10/31/2003
Import Permit Applications for Certain Ruminant Products From
Canada Will Be Accepted: 
transcript
-- Beef Export Verification Program
-- Information on Hunter-harvested wild ruminant meat
08/08/2003
Statement Regarding Canada's Announcement of BSE Investigation (USDA 05/20/2003
Statement on BSE Cow in Alberta, Canada (FDA) 05/20/2003
USDA Marks Progress on BSE Prevention Action Steps 01/15/2003
Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman Regarding the GAO Report on BSE
-- GAO Report
02/26/2002
Administration Continues to Strengthen BSE Protection Systems   02/26/2002
Harvard Study Shows Very Low Risk of BSE in the United States
-- Harvard Risk Assessment Study
11/21/01
11/30/01
  FDA Announces Test Results From Texas Feed Lot (FDA) 01/30/2001
  FDA Detention Order on Foreign Animal Feed (FDA) 01/20/2001
  APHIS Statement: U.S. Ban on All Rendered Products Imports (APHIS) 12/19/2000
  USDA Restricts Imports of Animals and Animal Products from Europe (APHIS) 12/12/1997
  
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Reports/Reference Documents
Date
Beef Export Verification Program
BSE Test Results
Trade Status
  
  Korea-US FTA: Fact Sheet on Opening South Korea to U.S. Beef 4/18/2008
  Protocols for Cattle Trade Between the United States, Canada, and Mexico:
-- Protocols for Breeding Cattle [Mexican imports of U.S. cattle]
-- Protocol to Transit Bovines from Canada to Mexico
3/27/2008
BSE Chronology: Key USDA Actions Related to Canada 8/2006
BSE Ongoing Surveillance Plan
-- Peer Review:  Prevalence Estimates | Samples Size Estimates
7/20/2006
 
  An Economic Chronology of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in North America
(USDA/ERS)
6/09/2006
  USDA Audit Report for U.S. Beef
(Export Verification Program for Japan)
5/19/2006
  Economic Effects of Animal Diseases Linked to Trade Dependency 4/2006
  Summary of Enhanced BSE Surveillance in the U.S. 4/28/2006
  An Estimate of the Prevalence of BSE in the U.S.
- APHIS Peer Review Agenda
4/28/2006
4/28/2006
OIG Report:  USDA Controls for Beef Export Verification Program for Japan
(Report No: 50601-11-HQ) 
02/17/2006
  REPORT: Japan Export Investigation 02/14/2006
OIG Report:  APHIS BSE Surveillance Program - Phase II; FSIS Controls Over BSE Sampling, Specified Risk Materials, and Advanced Meat Recovery Products - Phase III
(Report No: 50601-10-KC)

-- Statement by Dr. Ron DeHaven, APHIS Administrator
-- Statement by Dr. Barbara Masters, FSIS Administrator
02/02/2006



02/02/2006
02/02/2006
  Report on Food & Drug Administration Dallas District Investigation of BSE Event in Texas 2005 08/30/2005
  Final Epidemiology Report on BSE Event in Texas 2005 08/30/2005
BSE Roundtable Discussion - "The Safety of North American Beef and the Economic Effect of BSE on the U.S. Beef Industry" 
Roundtable Panelists

Video
-- Part 1, Time 26:37 (Opening Remarks by Secretary Johanns)
--
Part 2, Time 1:06:40
--
Part 3, Time 53:11
--
Part 4, Time 40:14
Transcripts
-- Remarks by Secretary Johanns
-- Remarks by USDA Chief Economist Keith Collins
-- Remarks by Dr. Ron DeHaven/APHIS Administrator
-- Remarks by Dr. Barbara Masters/FSIS Act. Administrator
Fact sheets
-- Safety of North American Cattle and Beef
-- Economic Consequences of BSE for Cattle and Beef Industries
06/09/2005



06/09/2005
06/09/2005
06/09/2005
06/09/2005

06/09/2005
06/09/2005
06/09/2005
06/09/2005

06/09/2005
06/09/2005
      
U.S. Beef Statistics  08/25/2004
Harmonization of a BSE Strategy
(Between the United States, Canada, and Mexico)
04/01/2005
BSE Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Live Animals and
 Commodities from Canada (as a result of U.S. District Court Injunction against this Rule)
03/03/2005
Senate Resolution Disapproving USDA Minimal Risk Rule
(passed on 3/3/2005)
3/2/2005
USDA Assessment of Canadian Feed Ban   02/25/2005
Implementation: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities From Canada
-- Q&A  
02/22/2005
OIG Report: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Oversight of the Importation of Beef Products from Canada  
(Report No: 33601-01-HY)
02/14/2005
USDA BSE Surveillance Plan - Background on Assumptions and Statistical Inferences (in response to 8/18/04 OIG Audit)
-- FAQ  
09/10/2004

09/10/2004
OIG Report and Recommendations on the BSE Surveillance
Program
08/18/2004
Report: Final Meeting of the U.S. BSE Technical Working Group, by Dr. Peter Fernandez 07/22/2004
USDA Updates to Foreign Chief Veterinary Officers on BSE Actions (APHIS Press Release)
-- Letter | Enclosure 1 | Enclosure 2 | List of Countries
03/26/2004
Statement by USDA Regarding an Agreement with the Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund May 5, 2004, Concerning Canadian Imports
- Copy of Stipulation
- Exhibit 1
05/05/2004
BSE Surveillance Plan
-- Examples of Geographic Distributions of Sample Collections
--
Comments on Plan:  Harvard Center for Risk Analysis: 
03/15/2004
03/19/2004
03/15/2004
Report:  Measures Relating to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States - Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases
--
USDA Response to the Report
-- Members of the Committee
02/23/2004


03/4/2004
International Panel Report on BSE Measures in the U.S. 02/02/2004
Preliminary Diagnosis of BSE in Washington:
-- BSE Chronology   
-- BSE Q&A 
-- BSE Response Plan Summary

01/20/2004
01/21/2004
Analysis on Proposed Rule to add Canada to New Minimal Risk Category:
-- Risk Analysis
(APHIS/Veterinary Services report)
-- Economic Analysis
(APHIS and U.S. Commerce Dept.) 
-- Proposed Rule


10/2003
10/24/2003
11/04/2003
Harvard Risk Assessment Study:
Study - Original
-- Q&A's
Study - Revised
(after first U.S. BSE case)
-- Appendix 1 
-- Appendix 2 
-- Main Text Figures

Study - Revised (impact of BSE measures and international BSE panel  recommendations)
-- Appendix 1
-- Appendix 2; 2a; 2b; 2c
-- Appendix 3
-- Appendix 4
-- Model
(1MB ZIP file)

11/30/2001

10/31/2003



10/31/2005
Hunter-harvested wild ruminant meat from Canada 08/2003
List of Prohibited Canadian Imports   05/21/2003
Report to Congress on BSE Prevention  
(USDA/APHIS)
 -- Appendix
04/22/2003
Animal By-Products:  Fish Feed  
(
Ban on intra species recycling for fish - part of new animal by-products legislation;USDA/FAS/U.S. Mission to EU Attache Report)
03/18/2003

GAO Report:  Recommendations on BSE Prevention

02/26/2002
BSE Current Thinking Paper
(FSIS)
01/15/2002
USDA Actions to Prevent BSE Based on Harvard Risk Assessment
-- Backgrounder
-- graphic presentation
11/21/2001
BSE - Key Facts 11/2001
  EU Livestock and Products Annual Report: Livestock Sector
Shaken by BSE and FMD Outbreaks
(USDA/FAS/USEU Brussels Attache Report)
09/04/2001
  BSE Scare Provides Opportunity for U.S. Exports
(USDA/FAS/Indonesia Attache Report)
02/16/2001
  BSE Impacts Soymeal Demand in EU
(USDA/FAS/COTS)
12/13/2000
  Agriculture Council Responds to BSE Measures  
(USDA/FAS/DLP)
12/08/2000
  Background Paper on BSE (APHIS) 12/07/2000
  USDA Actions to Prevent BSE (APHIS) 12/07/2000
  Resurgence of BSE in the EU  
(USDA/FAS/DLP)
12/01/2000
  Does the EU's BSE Crisis Present Opportunities for U.S. Exporters? (USDA/FAS/DLP) 12/01/2000
  
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Technical Briefings
Transcript Audio Video
       
2003 December 24   26  
27   28  
29   30  
31  

2004 January 2 5
6 9
26

February 9 23

March 15

May 21

June 25 30

July 13

November 18

2005 July 27        

August 30
   
  
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Trade Response/Actions
Date

Trade Status

   

Canada

Canadian Amendments Permit Broader U.S. Meat Imports  
-- Amendment
04/23/2004
Government of Canada Comments on U.S. Proposed Rule to Allow Live Animal Imports from Canada
-- Proposed Rule
04/07/2004

03/08/2004
Canadian Update to Restrictions on U.S. Imports
(Gov't. of Canada) 
01/22/2004
   
Mexico
Mexico Expands Market Access to U.S. Beef Exports 04/09/2004
Resumption of Beef Trade with Mexico 03/03/2004
    

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Alabama BSE Case
Date
Press Releases/Reports
  Alabama BSE Investigation Final Epidemiology Report
- daily updates
5/02/2006
  Second USDA Confirmatory Test Results Positive for BSE 3/15/2006
APHIS Statement Regarding Positive BSE Test Results
press conference:  transcript  | audio
3/13/2006
APHIS Statement Regarding Inconclusive BSE Test 3/11/2006
   
Texas BSE Case
Date
Press Releases/Reports
  Report on Food & Drug Administration Dallas District Investigation of BSE Event in Texas 2005 08/30/2005
Investigation Results of Texas Cow That Tested Positive for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in June 2005
technical briefing:  transcript
-- Final Epidemiology Report
-- daily epidemiology reports
08/30/2005

08/30/2005
08/2005
Statement by Dr. John Clifford Regarding the Epidemiological
Investigation Into the Recently Confirmed BSE Case

-- BSE Epidemiology Report
(USDA/APHIS)
06/29/2005

 
USDA Announces BSE Test Results and New BSE 
Confirmatory Testing Protocol
-- Fact Sheet:  The IHC Variables
(USDA/APHIS
06/24/2005

06/24/2005
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding the  Sample Sent to Weybridge, England for Further Testing  06/16/2005
Statement by Dr. John Clifford Regarding Further Analysis of
BSE Test Results in Weybridge, England
06/16/2005
Statement by Dr. John Clifford Regarding Further Analysis of BSE Inconclusive Test Results 06/10/2005
   
Press/Technical Briefings
Transcript Audio Video
       
2005 June 10 24
29      

August 30
  
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Washington BSE Case
Date
BSE Update Statements
2003

December

25 27 29
30 31

2004

January

2 5 6
8 9 12
14 15 16
19 20 21
22 23 26
27 29 30

February 2 3 4
6 9
   
Press Releases/Briefings
Agriculture Secretaries for United States, Canada and Mexico Issue Joint Statement on BSE, Beef Trade video | transcript 01/16/2004
FDA Statement on BSE Cow Rendered Products 12/27/2003
USDA Makes Preliminary Diagnosis of BSE  
-- News conference:
transcript
-- BSE Chronology  
-- BSE Q&A 
-- BSE Response Plan Summary
12/23/2003

01/20/2004
01/21/2004
   
Technical Briefings
Transcript Audio Video
       
2003 December 24   26  
27   28  
29   30  
31  

2004 January 2 5
6 9
26

February 9 23

March 15

May 21

June 25 30

July 13

November 18

2005 July 27        
   
  
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  BSE INFORMATION SITES
 
Governments
Canada
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
-- Latest Information on BSE

-- Completed Investigations
  European Union
 
BSE site
Food Safety Site
United Kingdom (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  United States
 
APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
APHIS - BSE and U.S. Trade
APHIS - BSE Enhanced Surveillance
-- BSE test results

ARS/NADC (Agricultural Research Service/National Animal Disease Center)
CDC (Center for Disease Control)
ERS (Economic Research Service)
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
FDA/CVM (Food and Drug Administration/Center for Veterinary Medicine)
FSIS (Food Safety and Inspection Service)
NIH (National Institutes of Health)
   
Organizations
  OIE (World Organization for Animal Health)
--
Worldwide Reported BSE Cases
WHO (World Health Organization)
 

  
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