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USDA announces case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in South Carolina beef cow

By News Desk on May 24, 2023

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in an approximately five-year-old or old beef cow at a slaughter plant in South Carolina. BSE is a neurologic…

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Bipartisan Senate Bill to punish Brazil introduced ahead of latest mad cow event

By Dan Flynn on February 28, 2023

It’s rare that a reaction to an event occurs before the event itself. But in a way, that’s what happened last week when Brazil confirmed a case of Atypical BSE or mad cow disease in…

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UK’s red meat exports to United States hit $25 million after ban lifted

By News Desk on November 5, 2021

The United Kingdom has exported £19 million ($25.9 million) worth of red meat to the United States in the first year since a ban on beef was lifted.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
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Philippines halts UK beef imports because of BSE risk

By News Desk on October 7, 2021

The Philippines has temporarily banned beef exports from the United Kingdom because of a case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease.

The Department of Agriculture suspension covers the import…
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BSE found in cow in England

By News Desk on September 20, 2021

One case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been detected in a cow on a farm in England.

The animal died and has been removed from the farm in Somerset, according to the Animal and…
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Mad cows in Brazil won’t change country’s ‘negligible risk’ status for BSE

By News Desk on September 8, 2021

The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) won’t make any change to Brazil’s status as a “negligible risk” country for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). Also called “mad cow disease,” BSE is a chronic degenerative disease…
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UK beef exports to U.S. restart after two decades

By News Desk on October 1, 2020

The first shipment of beef from the United Kingdom to the United States in more than 20 years was dispatched this week.

The U.S. market had been closed to EU beef since January 1998, when…
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Beef with risk materials intact recalled by Vermont packinghouse

By Dan Flynn on December 14, 2018

Vermont Packinghouse LLC of North Springfield, VT, late Thursday recalled almost 11,000 pounds of raw intact bone-in beef quarters, specifically T-bone and porterhouse steaks, that may contain illegal vertebral column material, according to the U.S.

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USDA says mad cow case in Alabama is ‘atypical’ and not risky

By Dan Flynn on July 19, 2017

An 11-year old cow in Alabama is the fifth case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) to be found in the United States since 2003, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced late on Tuesday.

The non-scientific…
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EU scientists investigate origin of isolated BSE cases

By News Desk on July 17, 2017

Two decades have passed since the Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic struck Europe. Commonly known as mad cow disease, BSE remains without a cure and, after a long incubation period of 2 to 5 years,…
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