OTTAWA: Canada confirms new case of mad cow disease - (Reuters)
February 26, 2008 – 7:42 pmhttp://www.thestar.com/Business/article/307009
OTTAWA — Canada has, according to this story, confirmed a new case of mad cow disease Tuesday, the 12th since 2003, and said the animal in question was a six-year-old dairy cow from Alberta.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said no part of the animal’s carcass had entered the human or animal food supply.
“This case will not affect Canada’s Controlled Risk country status, as recognized by the World Organization for Animal Health,” the CFIA was quoted as saying in a statement.
The organization said last May it was classifying Canada and the United States as controlled risk, which signified it was happy with both countries’ efforts to combat bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), known as mad cow disease.
“Based on science, it is not expected that this case should impact access to any of Canada’s current international markets for cattle and beef,” the CFIA said.
Canada generally has blamed contaminated feed for its cases of […]
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