APHIS Loosens Bovine Import Restrictions on 15 Countries
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is recognizing 15 regions as having either negligible or controlled risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease). Under new BSE regulations that took effect in March, the decision to concur with the recommendations of the World Organization for Animal Health’s risk classifications means U.S. restrictions on importation of live bovines and bovine products will be relaxed (see 13110403). The new classifications apply to the following countries, and take effect Oct. 1:
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Negligible risk: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Singapore, and Slovenia.
Controlled risk: Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Nicaragua, and Taiwan.
(Federal Register 10/01/14)