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R-CALF USA Continuing Efforts to Stop FMD at Border

Group is asking for Congress to act to stop proposed USDA rule.

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Published: Apr 16, 2010

R-CALF USA is continuing efforts to put a stop to an agreement to recognize the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, as free of foot-and-mouth disease, rinderpest, classical swine fever, African swine fever, and swine vesicular disease. USDA's proposed rule is to be published in the Federal Register Friday. R-CALF USA calls the lifting of foot-and-mouth disease restrictions in Santa Catarina inaccurate and unscientific.

R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard says USDA has a 100% failure rate in its attempts to regionalize, or carve out regions, within FMD-affected countries that export meat to the United States. Bullard cites information from the World Organization for Animal Health that shows the state of Parana continued to have new outbreaks of FMD into 2006, just four years ago. And the proposed rule fails to mention the 669 cases of FMD within the past five years in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, which borders Parana and is in close proximity to Santa Catarina.

Bullard believes it is time for Congress to rein this agency in before USDA causes the introduction of FMD in the United States. According to Bullard, too many near misses have already happened because of USDA's unrealistic, inaccurate and unscientific evaluation of the true risks of FMD, which is the most contagious disease known to cattle. R-CALF USA encourages producers and consumers to urge their members of Congress to take steps to stop USDA from lifting essential FMD protections.

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