Brazil officially reopened it’s market to fresh American beef in August 2016 because of the United States’ classification by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as a negligible risk country for BSE.
But now Brazil has a BSE problem of its own. A cow found in Mato Grosso state
Continue Reading Mad cow discovery in Brazil has immediate effect on exports
The new U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement, USMCA contains food safety provisions not unlike the North American Free Trade Agreement it seeks to replace, but not the kind of changes some wanted.
Fulfilling one of President Donald J. Trump’s campaign promises, news that trade ministers from the U.S., Mexico and Canada had reached an
Continue Reading New U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal maintains status quo on food safety
Not much is really known about the appeal that went public the Friday after Thanksgiving over the controversial U.S. country-of-origin meat labeling scheme — often called COOL — which has repeatedly been found in violation of free trade agreements by the World Trade Organization (WTO). News that the U.S. was
Continue Reading WTO Announces U.S. Appeal of COOL Decision, But No Details Yet
