BSE
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Canada’s beef industry looking for answers as Chinese ban continuesChina has been blocking beef shipments from Canadian processing plants ever since an atypical case of BSE, or mad cow disease, was found on an Alberta farm in December of 2021.CanadaMay 11, 2023
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Japan to resume imports of Canadian processed beef, 20 years after mad cow diseaseAround 40 countries closed their borders to Canadian beef during the height of the 2003 BSE crisis, resulting in billions of dollars in losses for the industry.CanadaMar 27, 2023
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Alberta beef industry reacts to import bans after atypical mad cow disease caseAlberta's beef industry is reacting to news three countries have banned imports of Canadian beef after an atypical case of mad cow disease was found.CanadaJan 13, 2022
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Canadian beef imports halted by China over atypical mad cow diseaseSouth Korea as well as the Philippines have also suspended imports following the discovery of an atypical case of BSE on an Alberta farm last month.EconomyJan 11, 2022
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Rare case of atypical mad cow disease reported in AlbertaAlberta Agriculture Minister Nate Horner says an older animal has tested positive for atypical mad cow disease in the province.HealthDec 17, 2021
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World body says Canadian beef officially poses ‘negligible risk’ for mad cow diseaseCanadian beef producers are finally able to turn the page on the mad cow era after an international animal-health watchdog gave the industry a long-awaited all-clear.CanadaMay 27, 2021
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Ban on Canadian beef lifted by Taiwan, in place since 2015 BSE outbreakTaiwan is Canada's seventh-largest beef market.CanadaJul 8, 2016
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CFIA says small amount of feed likely cause of Alberta mad cow disease caseCanada's food safety watchdog says a small amount of leftover contaminated feed was the most plausible cause of a case of mad cow disease discovered last February on a farm near Edmonton.ConsumerNov 30, 2015
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No indication from South Korea on lifting beef ban imposed after BSE caseSouth Korea has given no indication when it will lift a temporary ban on Canadian beef despite reassurances from the federal government about a case of mad cow disease found last month in Alberta.CanadaMar 20, 2015
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Federal Agriculture Minister confident BSE impact will be temporaryFederal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says figuring out how an Alberta cow was infected with BSE is like looking for a needle in a haystack.HealthMar 9, 2015
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