BSE Policy and Actions

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Awareness Meeting Regarding New Regulations That Prohibit Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and the Use of Certain Materials From Cattle for Human Food Notice to inspection program personnel regarding informing plant management of establishments that slaughter cattle or process bone-in parts of cattle carcasses of the new regulations that prohibit non-ambulatory disabled cattle and the use of certain materials from cattle for human food. (more) Publication Date: Friday, January 9, 2004	Jan 16, 2004
	European Commission	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) This page provides links to EU documents on BSE, including general information, scientific advice, legislation, inspections and control of the Food and Veterinary Office, impact on trade, statistics, and other links. (more)	Aug 21, 2002
	Dairy, Livestock and Poultry Division, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) This page links to resources related to the effects of BSE on trade. Includes links to reports, guidelines, directives, and other government agencies' and organizations' web sites related to BSE. (more)	Jan 7, 2004
	Institute of Food Science and Technology	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) in Humans This information statement highlights available data and research on BSE and vCJD up to September 2004. Includes discussion of origin and spread, the infective agent, infectivity of bovine materials, health controls, BSE risk by country or region, vertical transmission, BASE, BSE and sheep, vCJD, detection methods, therapeutic agents, research needs, and more. (more) Publication Month: October 2004	Aug 9, 2002
	Canadian Food Inspection Agency	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in North America This page links to information on BSE and Canadian safeguards and actions against BSE.	Oct 13, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Surveillance Program Announcement regarding the passing of and applying the mark of inspection to cattle parts tested for BSE. Publication Date: Monday, January 12, 2004	Jan 13, 2004
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities Proposed rule to establish a category of minimal risk regions for introducing BSE into the U.S. , to include Canada in this category, and to allow import of certain live ruminant and ruminant products from these regions under certain conditions. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2003	Jan 7, 2004
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities Reopening of the comment period for this proposed rule and discussion of issues in light of the detection of a case of BSE in the U.S. (more) Publication Date: Monday, March 8, 2004	Mar 17, 2004
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities Final rule regarding the importation of animals and animal products from regions that present a minimal BSE risk. It establishes Canada as a minimal-risk region. Includes discussion of changes made in the final rule, background information on BSE and its regulation by APHIS, comments on the proposed rule and APHIS's responses, a summary of the economic analysis, and more. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2005	Jan 5, 2005
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy; Minimal-Risk Regions and Importation of Commodities; Unsealing of Means of Conveyance and Transloading of Products Interim rule regarding authorization to break seals on shipments of ruminants of Canadian origin and regarding direct transloading of Canadian ruminant products being transported to Mexico. Comments are requested. (more) Deadline: Friday, January 27, 2006 Publication Date: Monday, November 28, 2005	Jan 9, 2006
	United Kingdom Food Standards Agency	BSE and Beef: New Controls Explained Booklet for consumers that describes the new BSE Testing System in the UK as well as other UK measures to protect the public from BSE. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 Publication Month: October 2005	Nov 22, 2005
	BSE Controls Review, British Food Standards Agency	BSE Controls Review This site provides information on BSE, including general info, reports, data, and other links. You may also view the BSE controls review published by the British Food Standards Agency, or a summary of main points and recommendations, in which the FSA reviews current BSE controls in relation to the food chain. (more)	Jul 10, 2002
	LaBudde, Robert A.	BSE in the USA Redux: How Mad Are We Getting? This article discusses issues related to and actions taken in response to the case of BSE in the U.S. Publication Month: February 2004	Mar 9, 2004
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Change in Disease Status of Poland Because of BSE Amendment to the regulations regarding the status of Poland with respect to BSE. Publication Date: Monday, July 1, 2002	Jul 10, 2002
	Food and Drug Administration	Compliance Program Guidance Manual: BSE/Ruminant Feed Ban Inspections Guidance document for federal and state investigators and for import personnel on conducting inspections to assess compliance with 21 CFR 589.2000 (the "Animal Proteins Prohibited From Use In Animal Feeds" regulation). Attachments include "Ruminant Feed Ban Regulation," "Checklist - Report of Inspection for Compliance with 21 CFR 589.2000," "Modified AOAC Official Method 964.07, Microscopy of Animal Feed, Basic Microscopic Examination," "Modified AOAC Official Method 970.09, Microscopy of Animal Feed, Identification of Mammalian Tissues and Mineral Constituents," "Safety Guidance for Imported Feeds Assignment - Collection and Analysis," "Import Alert #99-25," "9 CFR 94.18, USDA Restrictions on the Importation of Meat and Edible Products from Ruminants," "9 CFR 95.4, USDA Restrictions on the Importation of Processed Animal Protein and Other Animal Products," and "21 CFR 7.40, Recall Policy". (more) Publication Date: Monday, November 10, 2003	Nov 12, 2003
	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Expanded "Mad Cow" Safeguards Announced to Strengthen Existing Firewalls Against BSE Transmission Release regarding FDA's measures to prevent the spread of BSE by banning certain bovine material from food, dietary supplements, and cosmetics, and by strengthening FDA's 1997 animal feed rule. (more) Publication Date: Monday, January 26, 2004	Jan 28, 2004
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Fact Sheet: I. FDA's New Interim Final Rule Prohibiting Use of Certain Cattle Materials that May Carry the Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Human Foods and Cosmetics and II. FDA's Proposed Rule on Recordkeeping Requirements for Human Food ... Fact sheet with questions and answers regarding this interim final rule and proposed rule. Publication Date: Friday, July 9, 2004	Jul 22, 2004
	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture/Food and Drug Administration	Federal Measures to Mitigate BSE Risks: Considerations for Further Action Advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding a panel of experts' recommendations regarding BSE and on measures under consideration regarding BSE. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004	Jul 21, 2004
	Health Canada	Federal Regulations Amended to Enhance BSE Controls By Preventing Specified Risk Material From Entering Human Food Supply Release announcing the amendments made to the Canadian Food and Drug Regulations and Health of Animals Regulations regarding specified risk material. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, July 24, 2003	Jul 28, 2003
	Food Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada	Food Directorate Policy on Specified Risk Material (SRM) in the Food Supply This document discusses the Food Directorate's policy regarding specified risk material and BSE. Publication Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2003	Jul 28, 2003
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Frequently Asked Questions: FSIS Further Strengthens Protections Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Questions and answers regarding USDA's regulations related to BSE.	Jan 16, 2004
	Cohen, Steven	FSIS Publishes Final Rule Prohibiting Processing of "Downer" Cattle The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a permanent prohibition on the slaughter of cattle that are unable to stand or walk ("downer" cattle) when presented for pre-slaughter inspection. (more) Publication Date: Thursday, July 12, 2007	Jul 20, 2007
	Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Use of Material from BSE Positive Cattle in Animal Feed Guidance for industry regarding the use in animal feed of material derived from BSE-positive animals. Publication Date: Thursday, September 30, 2004	Oct 1, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Interim Guidance for Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and Age Determination Guidance for Veterinary Medical Officers on implementing regulatory requirements regarding non-ambulatory disabled cattle and on determining cattle age based on dentition. (more) Publication Date: Monday, January 12, 2004	Jan 14, 2004
	Office of Management and Communications, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration	March 2005 Update on Feed Enforcement Activities to Limit the Spread of BSE Update on FDA enforcement activities regarding the Ruminant Feed Ban. Publication Date: Thursday, March 17, 2005	May 31, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery (AMR) Systems Interim final rule and request for comment regarding meat produced by advanced meat recovery systems. The comment period for this interim final rule has been extended in 69 FR 18245, available through GPO Access at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2004_register&docid=fr07ap04-1. (more) Publication Date: Monday, January 12, 2004	Jan 13, 2004
	Office International des Epizooties (World Organization for Animal Health)	OIE Standards on BSE: a Guide for Understanding and Proper Implementation Release regarding the interpretation and implementation of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Code with respect to BSE classification and status of countries and trade. (more) Publication Month: January 2004	Jan 29, 2004
	Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards of the European Food Safety Authority on "Combustion of Tallow in a Thermal Boiler" Process for Safe Disposal of Animal By-Products as Method for Safe Disposal of Category 1 Animal By-Products (ABP) Not . . . Opinion adopted on April 22, 2004 regarding the use of the Tallow Combustion in Thermal Boiler Process for disposing of category 1 animal by-products. (more) Publication Date: Friday, April 30, 2004	Apr 30, 2004
	Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards, European Food Safety Authority	Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards on a Request from the Commission on BSE-related Culling in Cattle. (Question No EFSA-Q-2003-098) Opinion adopted April 21, 2004 regarding birth cohort culling of cattle when a case of BSE is confirmed. Publication Date: Friday, April 30, 2004	Apr 30, 2004
	Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Preliminary Analysis of Interim Final Rules and an Interpretive Rule to Prevent the BSE Agent from Entering the U.S. Food Supply Preliminary regulatory impact analysis of FSIS's interim final rules regarding specified risk materials and advanced meat recovery systems. Includes discussion of the cattle and meat processing industry, BSE risk assessment, preventive measures, the regulatory environment prior to these regulations, the economic model used, economic impacts of the regulations, and benefits. Appendices include " References," "Documentation of Baseline Values," "Model for Estimating Cost of SRM Interim Final Rule," "Input and Output Values for Models Used to Estimate Costs of SRM and AMR Interim Final Rules, Including Information on Distributions," "Model for Estimating Cost of AMR Interim Final Rule: AMR Interim Final Rule Effects due to System Modifications that Reduce Yield," and "Quantity estimates of affected AMR products". (more) Publication Year: 2004	Apr 8, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Prohibition of the Use of Certain Stunning Devices Used to Immobilize Cattle During Slaughter Interim final rule and request for comments regarding the use of penetrative captive bolt stunning devices that deliberately inject air into the cranial cavity of cattle. The comment period for this interim final rule has been extended in 69 FR 18245, available through GPO Access at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2004_register&docid=fr07ap04-1. (more) Publication Date: Monday, January 12, 2004	Jan 13, 2004
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Prohibition of the Use of Specified Risk Materials for Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle Interim final rule and request for comments regarding the establishment of specified risk materials that are prohibited from use in human food and the condemnation of non-ambulatory disabled cattle presented for slaughter. The comment period for this interim final rule has been extended in 69 FR 18245. An amendment to the interim final rule has been published in 70 FR 53043 and comments are requested on the amended interim final rule. (more) Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, January 12, 2004	Jan 13, 2004
	Office of Policy and Program Development, Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Questions and Answers for FSIS Notice 4-04 Regarding FSIS's BSE Regulations Supplemental notice to FSIS Notice 4-04 ("Awareness Meeting Regarding New Regulations That Prohibit Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and the Use of Certain Materials From Cattle for Human Food") that provides questions and answers regarding the instructions in that notice. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2004	Jan 16, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Recordkeeping Requirements for Human Food and Cosmetics Manufactured From, Processed With, or Otherwise Containing, Material From Cattle Proposed rule to require manufacturers or processors of food or cosmetics containing cattle materials to keep sufficient records to demonstrate that no prohibited cattle materials were used. Includes discussion of the preliminary regulatory impact analysis of this proposed rule. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004	Jul 22, 2004
	Valle Molina, José Ángel del; DeHaven, W. Ron; Evans, Brian R.	Report of the North American Chief Veterinary Officers on Harmonization of a BSE Strategy Minimum standards and trade considerations for managing the risk of BSE in North America. Publication Year: 2005	Apr 5, 2005
	Food Safety and Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Statement of DR. Richard Raymond USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety Statement made by the USDA Undersecretary Regarding the Safety of the U.S. Food Supply. Publication Date: Sunday, May 4, 2008	May 19, 2008
	Food and Drug Administration	Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Proposed Rule Proposed rule to prohibit the use of certain cattle materials in animal food or feed. Includes discussion of comments received on the advance notice of proposed rulemaking, the economic impact analysis, and more. (more) Deadline: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, October 6, 2005	Oct 7, 2005
	European Commission	The TSE Roadmap Paper on the European Commission's BSE strategy for the short, medium, and long-term. Annexes include "Monitoring data," "Costs linked to the surveillance programme," and more. (more) Publication Date: Friday, July 15, 2005	Jul 25, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Use of Materials Derived From Cattle in Human Food and Cosmetics Interim final rule to prohibit the use in human food, including dietary supplements, and cosmetics of specified risk materials, cattle small intestine, material from nonambulatory disabled cattle, material from cattle not inspected and passed for human consumption, and mechanically separated (beef). Includes discussion of the analysis of economic impacts of this interim final rule. Amendments to the interim final rule have been published in 70 FR 53063, and comments are requested on the amendments. (more) Deadline: Monday, November 7, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2004	Jul 22, 2004
	Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Veneman Announces Additional Protection Measures to Guard Against BSE Release describing additional actions to be taken in the U.S. to protect against BSE. Publication Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2003	Jan 5, 2004

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