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- the U.S. government should establish an age-verification Quality System Assessment (QSA) Program for Taiwan to ensure an orderly expansion to a full market opening to US beef products
- The three groups sent the letter following Taiwan's October 22 announcement that it will expand access to its market to permit imports of US beef and beef products consistent with the guidelines of the WOrld Organization for Animal Health (OIE) for BSE
- "While US exporters are confident that all beef and beef products produced in the United States are safe regardless of age, the US beef exporting industry is prepared to temporarily limit beef exports to Taiwan to products from cattle less than thirty months of age under a program verified by USDA as a transitional measure to ensure an orderly expansion to a full market opening" -AMI president J. Patrick Boyle
- The letter noted that USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service has confirmed that it is taking the steps necessary to establish the QSA program
Reflection:
I chose this story because I think it's important for people to know about BSE and CJD. People should know so that they are careful with the meat that they are eating, and so that they pay attention more to how easily they can get a disease. I think that what the US is doing with Taiwan is good because they're limiting the exports. It's important because the meat had BSE.
"Meat Industry Urges USDA to Develop Age Verification Program." Cattle, Cattle Health, Welfare, Diseases, Cattle News, Articles, Photos of Cattle, Cattle Photo. 23 Oct. 2009. Web. 17 May 2010. http://www.thecattlesite.com/bse-news/28805/meat-industry-urges-USDA-to-develop-age-verification-program.
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