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U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
Announce Agreement to Further Open Japan’s Market to U.S. Beef
Washington, D.C. – United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and United
States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the United States
and Japan have agreed on new terms and conditions which pave the way for
expanded exports of U.S. beef and beef products to Japan. Under these new terms,
which enter into effect on February 1, 2013, Japan will now permit the import of
beef from cattle less than 30 months of age, compared to the previous limit of
20 months, among other steps. It is estimated that these important changes will
result in hundreds of millions of dollars in exports of U.S. beef to Japan in
the coming years. This agreement also goes a long way toward normalizing trade
with Japan by addressing long-standing restrictions that Japan introduced in
response to bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
“This is great news for American ranchers and beef companies, who can now –
as a result of this agreement – increase their exports of U.S. beef to their
largest market for beef in Asia,” said Ambassador Kirk. “This represents a
significant and historic step in expanding U.S. beef trade with Japan and
growing American exports and jobs here at home. We welcome Japan’s
action.”
“Today’s announcement reflects another successful effort by the Obama
Administration that boosts the bottom line for America’s agriculture. We are in
the most successful period in history for America’s agriculture sector, with
agricultural exports this year expected to set yet another record,” said
Secretary Vilsack. “We will continue our efforts to break down barriers and
expand access for high-quality, safe and wholesome U.S. food and agricultural
products to Japan and around the world.”
The two governments also agreed to regular and ad hoc consultations to
review progress under the agreement and address any issues that may arise. In an
accompanying letter exchange, Japan also confirms its ongoing BSE risk
assessment by its Food Safety Commission (FSC), which includes a consideration
of raising the age limit above 30 months for beef and beef product imports from
the United States, taking into account international standards. To view the
letter from Ambassador Kirk and Secretary Vilsack to Ambassador Sasae, click
here. To view the letter from Ambassador Sasae to Ambassador Kirk and Secretary
Vilsack, click here.
Background
In December 2003, Japan banned U.S. beef and beef products following the
detection of a bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)-positive animal in the
United States. In July 2006, Japan partially reopened its market to allow
imports of some U.S. beef from animals aged 20 months or younger produced under
a special program for Japan.
In December 2011, at the request of Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and
Welfare (MHLW), Japan’s independent Food Safety Commission (FSC) initiated a
risk assessment to examine raising the maximum age of the cattle from which U.S.
and certain other foreign beef and beef products could be exported to Japan, as
well as revising the definition of specified risk materials (SRMs). (SRMs are
certain cattle tissues that can carry the BSE agent.) Based on an FSC risk
assessment released last October, Japan entered into consultations with the
United States to revise the import requirements, including raising the age limit
for U.S. cattle and adopting a revised definition of SRMs for U.S. beef and beef
product imports that is closely aligned with international standards of the
World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
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O.I.E. BSE, CWD, SCRAPIE, TSE PRION DISEASE Final Report of the 80th
General Session, 20 - 25 May 2012
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O.I.E. Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission and prion (TSE)
disease reporting 2011
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Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 2:24 PM
Subject: O.I.E. Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission and prion
(TSE) disease reporting 2011
Saturday, December 18, 2010
OIE Global Conference on Wildlife Animal Health and Biodiversity -
Preparing for the Future (TSE AND PRIONS) Paris (France), 23-25 February 2011
Monday, November 23, 2009
BSE GBR RISK ASSESSMENTS UPDATE NOVEMBER 23, 2009 COMMISSION OF THE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND O.I.E. COMMISSION DECISION of 11 November 2009 amending
the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC as regards the BSE status of Chile, Colombia
and Japan (notified under document C(2009) 8590)
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
BSE OIE USDA
Subject: OIE BSE RECOMMENDATION FOR USA, bought and paid for by your local
cattle dealers i.e. USDA
Date: May 14, 2007 at 9:00 am PST
OIE BSE RECOMMENDATION FOR USA, bought and paid for by your local cattle
dealers i.e. USDA
STATEMENT BY DR. RON DEHAVEN REGARDING OIE RISK RECOMMENDATION
March 9, 2007
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
IN CONFIDENCE
The information contained herein should not be disseminated further except
on the basis of "NEED TO KNOW".
BSE - ATYPICAL LESION DISTRIBUTION (RBSE 92-21367) statutory (obex only)
diagnostic criteria CVL 1992
2009 UPDATE ON ALABAMA AND TEXAS MAD COWS 2005 and 2006
Comments on technical aspects of the risk assessment were then submitted to
FSIS.
Comments were received from Food and Water Watch, Food Animal Concerns
Trust (FACT), Farm Sanctuary, R-CALF USA, Linda A Detwiler, and Terry S.
Singeltary.
This document provides itemized replies to the public comments received on
the 2005 updated Harvard BSE risk assessment. Please bear the following points
in mind:
Owens, Julie
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr. [flounder9@verizon.net]
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 1:09 PM
To: FSIS RegulationsComments
Subject: [Docket No. FSIS-2006-0011] FSIS Harvard Risk Assessment of Bovine
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