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):

Chronology.

Import quotas.

International trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2004

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

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2004-RSI-0960

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