Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ("Mad Cow Disease") and Canadian Beef Imports.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade.

Chronology.

Import quotas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (20 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Reviews status of U.S. imports of Canadian beef and cattle in light of May and Dec. 2003 confirmed cases in Canada and U.S. of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as "mad cow disease." Covers background on U.S. import safeguards against BSE, Harvard risk analysis, U.S.-Canada beef and cattle trade, chronology of U.S. actions after the discovery of BSE in North America, May 2003-Aug. 2004, and Federal rulemaking procedures.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ("Mad Cow Disease") and Canadian Beef Imports

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