RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: VETERINARY - CLASS III
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RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Tri Ag Supply Inc., Harvard, IL, by telephone on September 11, 2009. Manufacturer: Hubbard Feeds Inc. dba Ridley Feed Ingredients, Mendota, IL. Firm initiated recall is complete.
REASON
Misbranding of product by partial label removal to hide original source of materials. Removal of partial label also removed weight and BSE statement and in some cases may remove a portion of the ingredient statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
95 bags
DISTRIBUTION
IL, OH and WI
END
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/UCM190289.pdf
Greetings,
I am wondering how others might be trying to comply with the BSE feed ban in 2009, AND OR NOT COMPLYING ???
Sam Kane Beef Processors P.O. Box 9254 CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78469
October 5, 2009
Dear Customer:
Sam Kane Beef Processors has reviewed its procedures and protocols and reassessed its Hazard Analysis to ensure compliance with USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service’s (FSIS) Final Rule published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2007 and effective October 1, 2007. The following documents and regulatory requirements have been reviewed prior to our reassessment:
Prohibition of the use of Specified Risk Materials in Human Food and Requirements for the Disposition of Non-Ambulatory Disabled Animals; January 12, 2004; [Docket No. 03-025IF]; Meat Produced by Advanced Meat/Bone Separation Machinery and Meat Recovery (AMR) Systems; January 12, 2004; [Docket No. 03-038IF]; Prohibition of the Use of certain Stunning Devices Used to Immobilize Cattle During Slaughter; January 12, 2004; [Docket No. 01-033IF]; Awareness Meeting Regarding New Regulation that Prohibit Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and the use of Certain Materials from Cattle for Human Food; FSIS Notice 4-04, January 9, 2004; Interim Guidance for Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and Age determination; FSIS Notice 5-04, January 12, 2004; Questions and Answers for FSIS Notice 4-04 regarding FSIS’s BSE Regulations; FSIS Notice 7-04, January 14, 2004; Verification Instructions For The Interim Final Rule Regarding Specified Risk Materials (SRMs) In Cattle; FSIS Notice 9-04, January 23, 2004; Questions and Answers, Regarding the Age Determination of Cattle and Sanitation; FSIS Notice 10-2004, January 29, 2004; Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE); Issues Relating to Tonsils and Brain Collection; FSIS Notice 50-04, October 7, 2004; Verification Instructions for the SRM Amendment to 9 CFR 310.22(a)(3) Regarding Beef Small Intestines; FSIS Notice 58-05, September 14, 2005; Verification Activities at Establishments that Transport or Receive Cattle Carcasses or Parts with Vertebral Columns that Contain Specified Risk Materials (SRMs); FSIS Notice 68-05, October 6, 2005; Re-Examination of Bovine that become Non-Ambulatory after Passing Ante-Mortem Inspection; FSIS Notice 5-06, January 18, 2006; Final Regulations for Non-Ambulatory Disabled Cattle and Specified Risk Materials (SRMs); FSIS Notice 56-07, August 31, 2007; Sample collection from cattle under the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) ongoing surveillance program; FSIS Notice 103-08, December 31, 2008
Based on the information provided above and a review of our hazard analysis, we did consider BSE as a potential hazard, but determined that it is not reasonably likely to occur. This determination is supported by the fact that there has been only two positive native BSE animals, both if which were born before the FDA/USDA Feed Ban was placed in effect in 1997. Therefore, based on this information, and the ongoing USDA BSE Surveillance testing, we concluded that BSE is not reasonably likely to occur.
As requested, we also addressed Specified Risk Materials (SRM’s) in the hazard analysis, and determined that since BSE is not likely to occur that the SRM control programs are best addressed as stand alone plant policies, not in the HACCP program. Sam Kane does not currently employee advanced meat recovery (AMR) in any of its processes.
1. We have implemented a policy to condemn and dispose of all non ambulatory disabled cattle. We understand that all non-ambulatory disabled live stock, including cattle, are now defined in 9CFR 309.2(b) as livestock that cannot rise from a recumbent position or that cannot walk, including, but not limited to, those with broken appendages, severed tendons or ligaments, nerve paralysis, fractured vertebral columns or metabolic conditions. These non-ambulatory disabled cattle will be handled humanely and disposed of properly.
2. We have implemented a policy to ensure that cattle selected by APHIS for BSE surveillance testing that are not non-ambulatory disabled will be held until the results of the test are received and are negative or it will be completely and properly disposed of to ensure that no products from the tested cattle enter the food system. We understand that a negative test result must be received before FSIS will “inspect and pass” the carcass.
3. We will not use a captive bolt stunner that injects compressed air into the cranium at the end of the penetration cycle to stun cattle.
4. The dentition guidelines provided in FSIS Notice 5-04 will be used to determine the age of the cattle, and those cattle identified as 30 months or older will be segregated and processed appropriately to ensure that the SRM’s are properly removed and disposed.
5. The tonsils, and spinal cord of all cattle, regardless of age, will be removed on the slaughter floor and properly disposed of as inedible.
6. For cattle 30 months of age and older, the head, brain, skull, eyes, and trigeminal ganglia will be removed on the slaughter floor and properly disposed of as inedible.
7. Will remove (bone-out) the vertebral column (excluding the vertebra of the tail, the transverse processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the sacrum) and the dorsal root ganglia of cattle 30 months of age and older on the processing floor before reaching the main production line, and properly dispose of as inedible.
8. No bone in product is produced from animals 30 months of age and older; no carcasses or carcass parts are shipped from animals 30 months of age and older
9. We will follow the guidelines set forth in FSIS Notice 58-05 regarding the complete removal of the Distal Ileum.
Additionally, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned the use of “prohibited mammalian protein” in cattle rations (i.e., ruminant meat & bone meal) for ruminant animals (CFR 589. 2000). The FDA ban was implemented to prevent Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) into the U.S. cattle supply. All cattle suppliers to Sam Kane Beef Processors are required to provide us with documentation of their compliance to the FDA ruminant feeding ban for “prohibited mammalian protein” (ruminant meat & bone meal) before these cattle will be allowed to be presented for slaughter.
As more information becomes available or as FSIS provides further clarification we will evaluate our decisions to determine if changes are required in our program or our policies. Should you have any further questions please contact the Regulatory Compliance office.
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Brian Honigbaum Regulatory Compliance
http://www.samkanebeef.com/Compliance/BSE%20Customer%20Letter.pdf
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FROM DOWNER CATTLE UPDATE
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/05/who-will-watch-children.html
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/
2009 and we are still discussing this $$$
I remember something long ago i.e. the enfamous August 4, 1997 partial and voluntary mad cow feed ban. Then I also remember what happened in the UK ;
STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL 25, AUGUST 1995
snip...
To minimise the risk of farmers' claims for compensation from feed compounders.
To minimise the potential damage to compound feed markets through adverse publicity.
To maximise freedom of action for feed compounders, notably by maintaining the availability of meat and bone meal as a raw material in animal feeds, and ensuring time is available to make any changes which may be required.
snip...
THE FUTURE
4..........
MAFF remains under pressure in Brussels and is not skilled at handling potentially explosive issues.
5. Tests _may_ show that ruminant feeds have been sold which contain illegal traces of ruminant protein. More likely, a few positive test results will turn up but proof that a particular feed mill knowingly supplied it to a particular farm will be difficult if not impossible.
6. The threat remains real and it will be some years before feed compounders are free of it. The longer we can avoid any direct linkage between feed milling _practices_ and actual BSE cases, the more likely it is that serious damage can be avoided. ...
SEE full text ;
http://web.archive.org/web/20010305223122/www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/files/yb/1995/08/24002001.pdf
THIS is what happens when you have the industry run the government. I suggest folks start downloading these documents, for those still interested. SADLY, with the O.I.E. and it's failed policies on BSE/TSE, and or lack of any at all still with TSE and some species, what about SRM control ???
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On December 12, 2005, after nearly two years of banning the export of beef from the United States, Japan resumed beef trade with the United States. On January 20, 2006, Japan government officials discovered 3 boxes of veal with vertebral column shipped from the United States. Vertebral column is not allowed under the specific trade agreement with Japan. The United States acknowledges this was unacceptable because it did not meet the terms of our agreement with Japan, but emphasized that the product did not present a health risk to the public.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/pdf/japan_export_investigation_report.pdf
http://www.fsc.go.jp/iinkai/i-dai132/dai132kai-siryou4_3.pdf
What about other SRM rules?
In addition to the vertebral column, the current list of SRM includes the skull, brain, eyes and spinal cord as matter which must be removed and destroyed from animals over 12 months, while the tonsils, intestines and mesentery of bovine animals must be removed in animals of all ages.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/05/353&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN
2004
SRMs - In cattle 30 months and older
Brain Skull Eyes Trigeminal ganglia Spinal cord Dorsal root ganglia (DRG) Vertebral column, excluding Vertebrae of the tail Transverse process of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae Wings of the sacrum GRAPHIC - Cattle vertebral column: Fourth lumbar vertebra of ox, caudal view GRAPHIC - Cattle vertebral column: Sacrum of ox, dorsal and ventral views
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PPT/BSE_SRM_alt/index.asp
2009
Specified Risk Materials (SRMs) (con’t)
For cattle 30 months or older: Brain, skull, eyes, trigeminal ganglia, spinal cord, dorsal root ganglia (DRG), and vertebral column (excluding vertebrae of the tail, the transverse processes of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, and the wings of the sacrum) For all cattle: Tonsils and distal ileum of the small intestine
http://www.aapfco.org/AM09/MILLNERPathogensPrionsLandAppl'.ppt
• Animal fats/oils certified with maximum insoluble impurities of less than 0.15% in weight (bovine origin animal fats imported for animal consumption must also come from animals that passed FSIS inspection, and must not be derived from the head, distal ileum, spinal cord, or vertebral column of cattle of any age);
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/hot_issues/bse/background/bse_trade_ban_status.shtml
The EU has also updated its definition of SRM, which now permits bovine vertebral column from animals under 30 months of age. However, exporters must source their bones from Agricultural Marketing Service approved suppliers and go through a re-approval process to be eligible for export. Russia has implemented new requirements that the U.S. government submit a list of all approved facilities with the expectation that Russia will then come and inspect every facility. According to Bowling-Heyward, Russia is not looking for compliance with export certificates, but is looking for compliance with Russian standards that U.S. facilities have not had to meet in the past.
http://rendermagazine.com/articles/2009_issues/2009_june/2009_06_renderers_go_to_college
Market
Age restrictions
Specified risk material (SRM) definition
Com
OIE standard
None
Brains, eyes, spinal cord, skull, and vertebral column of cattle over 30 months, plus tonsils and distal ileum of all cattle
No mechanically separated meat from the skull and vertebral column of cattle over 30 months of age
Japan
20 months or younger
Head, tonsils, spinal cord and dura matter, distal ileum, vertebral column and dorsal root ganglia
No head meat, processed beef, ground beef, finely textured beef, or mechanically separated meat
Korea Under 30 months Brain, eyes, skull, tonsils, spinal cord, vertebral column, and distal ileum No mechanically recovered meat or mechanically separated meat
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/hot_issues/bse/background/bse_trade_ban_status.shtml
TABLE ES.3 Beef: OIE standard and BSE-related restrictions on imports from the United States in selected markets
Market
Age restrictions
Specified risk material (SRM) definition
Commodity restriction
OIE standard
None
Brains, eyes, spinal cord, skull, and vertebral column of cattle over 30 months, plus tonsils and distal ileum of all cattle
No mechanically separated meat from the skull and vertebral column of cattle over 30 months of age
Japan
20 months or younger
Head, tonsils, spinal cord and dura matter, distal ileum, vertebral column and dorsal root ganglia No head meat, processed beef, ground beef, finely textured beef, or mechanically separated meat
Korea
Under 30 months
Brain, eyes, skull, tonsils, spinal cord, vertebral column, and distal ileum No mechanically recovered meat or mechanically separated meat
http://www.thebeefsite.com/articles/1708/global-beef-trade-effects-of-measures-on-us-beef-exports
O.I.E.
THE OIE has now shown they are nothing more than a National Trading Brokerage for all strains of animal TSE.
AS i said before, OIE should hang up there jock strap now, since it appears they will buckle every time a country makes some political hay about trade protocol, commodities and futures. IF they are not going to be science based, they should do everyone a favor and dissolve there organization. ...
http://docket-aphis-2006-0041.blogspot.com/2009/05/oie-upgrades-japans-bse-status-to.html
http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/contentStreamer?objectId=09000064801f8152&disposition=attachment&contentType=msw8
IN A NUT SHELL ;
(Adopted by the International Committee of the OIE on 23 May 2006)
11. Information published by the OIE is derived from appropriate declarations made by the official Veterinary Services of Member Countries. The OIE is not responsible for inaccurate publication of country disease status based on inaccurate information or changes in epidemiological status or other significant events that were not promptly reported to the Central Bureau,
http://www.oie.int/eng/Session2007/RF2006.pdf
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on biological hazards (BIOHAZ) on the “Quantitative assessment of the Human BSE risk posed by Bovine Vertebral Column including Dorsal Root Ganglia with respect to residual BSE risk” Question number: EFSA-Q-2003-099
Adopted: 18 May 2006
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej359_qra_vertebral_column_en1,0.pdf?ssbinary=true
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on biological hazards (BIOHAZ) on on the assessment of the likelihood of the infectivity in SRM derived from cattle at different age groups estimated by back calculation modelling Question number: EFSA-Q-2006-002
Adopted: 19 April 2007
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej476_srm_en.pdf?ssbinary=true
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards Adopted on 19 April 2007 Question N° EFSA-Q-2006-002 Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards on the assessment of the likelihood of the infectivity in SRM derived from cattle at different age groups estimated by back calculation modelling 1
4. Conclusions Pathogenesis experiments 1. The situation has not changed despite some new information with regard to tissues comprised of, or containing, lymphoid tissue designated as SRM. 2. The medulla oblongata remains optimal for the initial detection of PrPTSE in the CNS. 3. While now more complete data of experimental pathogenesis studies have become available, the panel considers the earlier opinion of 28 April 2005 still valid, which concluded that the likely detectable infectivity in the CNS appears at about ¾ of the incubation time. 4. The results of experimental pathogenesis studies must be interpreted with caution with respect to the field situation. With regard to dose, however, epidemiological data is consistent with a low field exposure scenario (equivalent or similar to 1g of fresh brain material from clinical BSE cases rather than 100g in these experimental studies). 5. The shortest incubation period in bovines experimentally infected by 1g is 45 months. 6. If PrPTSE/infectivity is conservatively modelled as present in CNS at 75% of the incubation period, as in the previous opinion, it can be predicted that the infectivity would be sub-detectable or still absent in CNS in cattle aged 33 months. 7. When interpreting the significance of the experimental data the following points require to be considered: o At least one BSE infected case has been detected in animals aged 33 months or younger in EU cohorts born after 2000. o Pathogenesis studies show significantly different timing of PrPTSE detection between dose groups, and wide confidence intervals for the time point at 50% detection (in particular in the high dose model). o Infectivity may be more widely distributed prior to the time of detection of PrPTSE by routine testing in the CNS (medulla oblongata) after the animal was exposed to a low (1g) rather than high (100g) dose. o The cattle experiments of oral exposure to the BSE agent, in common with oral exposure studies in laboratory animals do not provide such consistent incubation times as those obtained with experimental TSE models in rodents using passaged agents, after parenteral exposures. o The sensitivity of PrPTSE detection is still lower than certain bioassays: failure to detect PrPTSE does not guarantee absence of infectivity in a tissue. Opinion on the likelihood of the infectivity in SRM derived from cattle at different age groups estimated by back calculation modelling
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej476_srm_en.pdf?ssbinary=true
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Biological Hazards on the assessment of the age limit in cattle for the removal of certain Specified Risk Materials (SRM). Question N° EFSA-Q-2004-146 Adopted on 28 April 2005
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_opinion_ej220_srmremove_en1,3.pdf?ssbinary=true
Opinion of the Scientific Panel on biological hazards (BIOHAZ) on on the assessment of the likelihood of the infectivity in SRM derived from cattle at different age groups estimated by back calculation modelling Question number: EFSA-Q-2006-002
Adopted: 19 April 2007
There are now completed pathogenesis data available from the experimental low-dose scenario that appears now more likely to resemble the field situation than an exposure in the field with a high dose of BSE infectivity. If PrPTSE/infectivity is modelled as present in CNS at 75% of the incubation period, as in the previous opinion, it can be predicted that the infectivity would be sub-detectable or still absent in CNS in cattle aged 33 months.However, when interpreting the significance of the experimental data some points require to be considered, including the field occurrence of at least one BSE infected case in animals younger than 33 months in EU cohorts born after 2000, and the problem that failure to detect PrPTSE does not guarantee absence of infectivity in a tissue.
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej476_srm_summary_en.pdf?ssbinary=true
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej476_srm_en.pdf?ssbinary=true
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2005
of 2 December 2005
amending Annexes X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards national reference laboratories and specified risk material
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies [1], and in particular the first paragraph of Article 23 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 sets out a list of designated national reference laboratories for Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs).
(2) Certain Member States have notified to the Commission changes in the name or address of their national reference laboratories, therefore the list of those laboratories should be updated.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 designates certain bovine tissues as specified risk materials and lays down the rules for its removal.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 provides that export of specified risk material is prohibited but can be authorised only with view to their final destruction. Transitional measures set out in Annex XI to that Regulation provide that carcases, half-carcases or quarters containing no specified risk material other than vertebral column, may be dispatched to another Member State, where the vertebral column is to be removed in accordance with Community legislation. Such removal is not certain in case of exports to third countries. For food safety reasons, such an exception should not be allowed for exports of specified risk material to third countries.
(5) In its opinion of 9 December 1997 the Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) suggested a list of specified risk materials (SRM) in bovine animals to be excluded from human and animal consumption on the basis of relative tissue infectivity, species and age. This opinion was revised and updated by SSC opinions on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) risk on February 1998, on the human exposure risk via food with respect to BSE in December 1999, on the oral exposure of humans to the BSE agent in April 2000 and on TSE infectivity distribution in ruminant tissues in January 2002.
(6) The SSC considered extremely unlikely that the central nervous system was detectably infected below the age of 30 months even in cattle exposed to infection as calves. However, the exceptional detection of young animals with clinical signs of BSE supported a cautious approach and, therefore, the SSC recommended the removal of various SRM from cattle 12 months of age or older. That recommendation led to the management decision to set the age limit for the removal of certain SRM in bovine animals at 12 months.
(7) Different factors indicate a favourable trend in the BSE epidemic and a clear improvement of the situation in recent years due to the risk-reducing measures in place, in particular the total feed ban and the removal and destruction of SRM. Furthermore inspection reports indicate that implementation of BSE requirements in the Member States has improved. Taking into account the favourable evolution of the BSE epidemic and new data available from BSE pathogenesis studies, the European Commission submitted a new mandate to the European Food Safety Authority in October 2004 for an assessment of the age limit for the removal of SRM in bovines.
(8) The average age of BSE positive cases reported in the EU increased from 86 to 108 months between 2001 and 2004. Only four BSE cases under the age of 35 months of a total of 6520 BSE cases on a total of close to 41 million animals tested since 2001 have been reported.
(9) In its opinion of 28 April 2005 the EFSA concluded that on the basis of the current scientific knowledge likely detectable infectivity appears at about three quarters of the incubation period.
(10) Therefore a scientific basis exists to review the age limit for the removal of certain SRM in bovine animals, in particular as regards the vertebral column. In view of the development of the infectivity in the central nervous system during the incubation period, the age structure of positive BSE cases and the decrease in exposure of cattle born after 1 January 2001 the age limit for removing vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia of bovine animals as specified risk material can be increased to 24 months. This age limit can be reviewed in the light of the evaluation of the BSE epidemic.
(11) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(12) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 2 December 2005.
For the Commission
Markos Kyprianou
Member of the Commission
[1] OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1292/2005 (OJ L 205, 6.8.2005, p. 3).
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ANNEX
Annexes X and XI to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 are amended as follows:
1. In Annex X, Chapter A, point 3 is replaced by the following:
"3. The national reference laboratories are:
Austria: Österreichische Agentur für Gesundheit und Ernährungssicherheit GmbH, Institut für veterinärmedizinische Untersuchungen Mödling Robert Koch Gasse 17 A-2340 Mödling
Belgium: CERVA -CODA-VAR Centre d'Étude et de Recherches Vétérinaires et Agrochimiques Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Bruxelles
Cyprus: State Veterinary Laboratories Veterinary Services CY-1417 Athalassa Nicosia
Czech Republic: Státní veterinární ústav Jihlava Rantírovská 93 586 05 Jihlava
Denmark: Danmarks Fødevareforskning Bülowsvej 27 DK-1790 København V
Estonia: Veterinaar- ja Toidulaboratoorium Kreutzwaldi 30 Tartu 51006
Finland: Eläinlääkintä- ja elintarvikelaitos Hämeentie 57 FIN-00550 Helsinki
France: Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments Laboratoire de pathologie bovine 31, avenue Tony Garnier 69 364 LYON CEDEX 07
Germany: Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Tiergesundheit Anstaltsteil Insel Riems Boddenblick 5A D-17498 Insel Riems
Greece: Ministry of Agriculture — Veterinary Laboratory of Larisa 7th km of Larisa — Trikala Highway GR-411 10 Larisa
Hungary: Országos Állategészségügyi Intézet (OÁI) Pf. 2. Tábornok u. 2. H-1581 Budapest
Ireland: Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Young's Cross Celbridge Co. Kildare
Italy: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta — CEA Via Bologna, 148 I-10154 Torino
Latvia: State Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Centre Lejupes Str. 3 Riga LV 1076
Lithuania: Nacionaline veterinarijos laboratorija J. Kairiukšcio g. 10 LT-08409 Vilnius
Luxembourg: CERVA -CODA-VAR Centre d'Étude et de Recherches Vétérinaires et Agrochimiques Centrum voor Onderzoek in Diergeneeskunde en Agrochemie Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre Groeselenberg 99 B-1180 Bruxelles
Malta: National Veterinary Laboratory Albert Town Marsa
Netherlands: Centraal Instituut voor Dierziektecontrole-Lelystad Houtribweg 3g 8221 RA Lelystad Postbus 2004 8203 AA Lelystad
Poland: Panstwowy Instytut Weterynaryjny (PIWet) 24-100 Pulawy al. Partyzantów 57
Portugal: Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária Estrada de Benfica 701 P-1500 Lisboa
Slovakia: State Veterinary Institute Zvolen Pod dráhami 918 SK-960 86, Zvolen
Slovenia: National Veterinary Institute Gerbiceva 60 1000 Ljubljana
Spain: Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (Algete) Ctra. de Algete km. 8 28110 Algete (Madrid)
Sweden: National Veterinary Institute S-751 89 Uppsala
United Kingdom: Veterinary Laboratories Agency Woodham Lane New Haw Addlestone Surrey KT15 3NB"
2. Annex XI, Part A is amended as follows:
(a) point 1(a)(i) is replaced by the following:
"(i) the skull excluding the mandible and including the brain and eyes, and the spinal cord of bovine animals aged over 12 months, the vertebral column excluding the vertebrae of the tail, the spinous and transverse processes of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae and the median sacral crest and wings of the sacrum, but including the dorsal root ganglia of bovine animals aged over 24 months, and the tonsils, the intestines from the duodenum to the rectum and the mesentery of bovine animals of all ages;"
(b) point 13 is replaced by the following:
"13. Member States may decide to allow dispatch of heads or of un-split carcases containing specified risk material to another Member State, only after that other Member State has agreed to receive the material and has approved the specific dispatching conditions applicable to such transport.
However, carcases, half carcases or half carcases cut into no more than three wholesale cuts, and quarters containing no specified risk material other than the vertebral column, including dorsal root ganglia, may be imported from a third country into a Member State, or may be dispatched to another Member State without the latter's prior agreement.
Exports outside the Community of heads and of fresh meat of bovine, ovine or caprine animals containing specified risk materials shall be prohibited."
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http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2005:317:0004:01:EN:HTML
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Surveillance On the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and rabies in Taiwan
http://usdavskorea.blogspot.com/2009/11/surveillance-on-bovine-spongiform.html
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
re-FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009 and Recall # V-256-2009
Neither of these documents contained the cautionary statement, "DO NOT FEED TO CATTLE OR OTHER RUMINANTS"
Bulk ground corn used as feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material. Firm received barley from Mars Pet Care, Clinton, OK that had inadvertently been cross contaminated with dog food containing prohibited material. A shipment of the contaminated barley............snip...end
I will try and post a bit more thorough report, and get this scanned asap. maybe FDA will post beforehand.
BUT, I must say, from what I have read so far, this FOIA request documents, and history of these two investigations by FDA et al, seem to be a great step forward. as far as the initial FDA report of these two violations on the FDA site, they could be more informative, and simply state if they are BSE related, and the reasons why. It would have saved them a lot of work, and me a great big headache...............
Kind Regards, Terry
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/11/re-foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html
2009 UPDATE ON ALABAMA AND TEXAS MAD COWS 2005 and 2006
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2006/08/bse-atypical-texas-and-alabama-update.html
PAST HISTORY OF ENFAMOUS AUGUST 4, 1997 PARTIAL AND VOLUNTARY MAD COW FEED BAN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
10,000,000+ LBS. of PROHIBITED BANNED MAD COW FEED I.E. BLOOD LACED MBM IN COMMERCE USA 2007
Date: March 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm PST
RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: VETERINARY MEDICINES -- CLASS II
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PRODUCT
Bulk cattle feed made with recalled Darling's 85% Blood Meal, Flash Dried, Recall # V-024-2007
CODE
Cattle feed delivered between 01/12/2007 and 01/26/2007
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Pfeiffer, Arno, Inc, Greenbush, WI. by conversation on February 5, 2007.
Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON
Blood meal used to make cattle feed was recalled because it was cross- contaminated with prohibited bovine meat and bone meal that had been manufactured on common equipment and labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
42,090 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
WI
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PRODUCT
Custom dairy premix products: MNM ALL PURPOSE Pellet, HILLSIDE/CDL Prot- Buffer Meal, LEE, M.-CLOSE UP PX Pellet, HIGH DESERT/ GHC LACT Meal, TATARKA, M CUST PROT Meal, SUNRIDGE/CDL PROTEIN Blend, LOURENZO, K PVM DAIRY Meal, DOUBLE B DAIRY/GHC LAC Mineral, WEST PIONT/GHC CLOSEUP Mineral, WEST POINT/GHC LACT Meal, JENKS, J/COMPASS PROTEIN Meal, COPPINI - 8# SPECIAL DAIRY Mix, GULICK, L-LACT Meal (Bulk), TRIPLE J - PROTEIN/LACTATION, ROCK CREEK/GHC MILK Mineral, BETTENCOURT/GHC S.SIDE MK-MN, BETTENCOURT #1/GHC MILK MINR, V&C DAIRY/GHC LACT Meal, VEENSTRA, F/GHC LACT Meal, SMUTNY, A- BYPASS ML W/SMARTA, Recall # V-025-2007
CODE
The firm does not utilize a code - only shipping documentation with commodity and weights identified.
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Rangen, Inc, Buhl, ID, by letters on February 13 and 14, 2007. Firm initiated recall is complete.
REASON
Products manufactured from bulk feed containing blood meal that was cross contaminated with prohibited meat and bone meal and the labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
9,997,976 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
ID and NV
END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR MARCH 21, 2007
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2007/ENF00996.html
NEW URL
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/2007/ucm120446.htm
Thursday, March 19, 2009
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF MAD COW FEED IN COMMERCE USA WITH ONGOING 12 YEARS OF DENIAL
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/03/millions-and-millions-of-pounds-of-mad.html
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
U.S. Emergency Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Response Plan Summary and BSE Red Book Date: February 14, 2000 at 8:56 am PST
WHERE did we go wrong $$$
http://madcowtesting.blogspot.com/2009/07/us-emergency-bovine-spongiform.html
Project Number: 3625-32000-086-05 Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Sep 15, 2004 End Date: Sep 14, 2009
Objective: The objective of this cooperative research project with Dr. Maria Caramelli from the Italian BSE Reference Laboratory in Turin, Italy, is to conduct comparative studies with the U.S. bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) isolate and the atypical BSE isolates identified in Italy. The studies will cover the following areas: 1. Evaluation of present diagnostics tools used in the U.S. for the detection of atypical BSE cases. 2. Molecular comparison of the U.S. BSE isolate and other typical BSE isolates with atypical BSE cases. 3. Studies on transmissibility and tissue distribution of atypical BSE isolates in cattle and other species.
Approach: This project will be done as a Specific Cooperative Agreement with the Italian BSE Reference Laboratory, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, in Turin, Italy. It is essential for the U.S. BSE surveillance program to analyze the effectiveness of the U.S diagnostic tools for detection of atypical cases of BSE. Molecular comparisons of the U.S. BSE isolate with atypical BSE isolates will provide further characterization of the U.S. BSE isolate. Transmission studies are already underway using brain homogenates from atypical BSE cases into mice, cattle and sheep. It will be critical to see whether the atypical BSE isolates behave similarly to typical BSE isolates in terms of transmissibility and disease pathogenesis. If transmission occurs, tissue distribution comparisons will be made between cattle infected with the atypical BSE isolate and the U.S. BSE isolate. Differences in tissue distribution could require new regulations regarding specific risk material (SRM) removal.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/projects/projects.htm?accn_no=408490
Sunday, April 12, 2009
TRANSMISSION OF ATYPICAL BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY (BSE) IN HUMANIZED MOUSE MODELS
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/04/transmission-of-atypical-bovine.html
TSS
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
re-FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009 and Recall # V-256-2009
----- Original Message -----
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
To: BSE-L@LISTS.AEGEE.ORG
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009 DISTRIBUTION TX END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR AUGUST 26, 2009
YEP, as suspected.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 208,820 pounds
DISTRIBUTION TEXAS
Neither of these documents contained the cautionary statement, "DO NOT FEED TO CATTLE OR OTHER RUMINANTS"
Bulk ground corn used as feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material. Firm received barley from Mars Pet Care, Clinton, OK that had inadvertently been cross contaminated with dog food containing prohibited material. A shipment of the contaminated barley............snip...end
I will try and post a bit more thorough report, and get this scanned asap. maybe FDA will post beforehand.
BUT, I must say, from what I have read so far, this FOIA request documents, and history of these two investigations by FDA et al, seem to be a great step forward. as far as the initial FDA report of these two violations on the FDA site, they could be more informative, and simply state if they are BSE related, and the reasons why. It would have saved them a lot of work, and me a great big headache...............
Kind Regards,
Terry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
To: "Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy"
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [BSE-L] FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
YEP, as suspected !
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 429,128 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION TEXAS AND LOUISIANA
Neither of these documents contained the cautionary statement, "DO NOT FEED TO CATTLE OR OTHER RUMINANTS"
Bulk ground corn used as feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material. Firm received barley from Mars Pet Care, Clinton, OK that had inadvertently been cross contaminated with dog food containing prohibited material. A shipment of the contaminated barley............snip...end
I will try and post a bit more thorough report, and get this scanned asap. maybe FDA will post beforehand.
BUT, I must say, from what I have read so far, this FOIA request documents, and history of these two investigations by FDA et al, seem to be a great step forward. as far as the initial FDA report of these two violations on the FDA site, they could be more informative, and simply state if they are BSE related, and the reasons why. It would have saved them a lot of work, and me a great big headache...............
Kind Regards,
Terry
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals
may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited
materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html
TSS
UPDATE NOV. 4, 2009
FDA/ORA General Recall General Recall SpecifIc
Page I of 5
Home
Recall Details
Event Information
Summary and Termination Information
Center Information
Product lnformation
Firm and Contact lnformation
Recall Summary
Event ID: 52103 Status: Ongoing Updated: 08/05/2009 Role: District Recall Coordinator
Event Information
Recall Event Id 52103 District Dallas
FIrm Awareness Date 05/21/2009
Center (lnt) Center for Veterinary Medicine Recalling Firm FEI 3003010141
Manufacturer FEI 3007064862
Responsible Firm FEI 3007064862
Public Reason for Recall Bulk ground corn used as feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material.
Edit Mode Viewable
Voluntary/Mandated (Int) FDA Initiated
Firm Recommended Recall Depth Direct Accounts
Recall Initiation Date (lnt) 05/21/2009
Coordinator Sean M, Cheney
District Awareness Date 05/21/2009
Coordinator
Name (lnt) Fargam Land & Grain
Name (Int) Mars Petcare Us
Name Mars Petcare Us
Recall Status (Int) Ongoing
Date (Int) 05/21/2009
Date Distribution Chain Notified 05/21/2009
Firm Initial Notification Telephone
Classification Date
FDA Sample Number n/a
Complete Reason for Recall
Bulk ground corn used as feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material. Firm received barley from Mars Pet Care, Clinton, OK that had inadvertenlly been cross contaminated with dog food containing prohibited material. A Shipment of the contaminated barley was unloaded on 05/13/2009, followed by an approx. (b) (4) lb, shipment of corn intended to be processed into ground corn. This corn was diverted to a separate bin, but through a common auger. On 05/14/2009 a second shipment of contaminated barley was unloaded, followed by another approx. (b) (4) lb. shipment of corn that was also sent to the ground corn bin using common equipment. No clean-out was performed after either of the barley shipments were unloaded, so it is possible that cross contamination of the approx. (b) (4) lbs. of corn may have occurred. Since the firm can not identify which loads of corn went to which customers, firm is recalling all ground corn sent to customers on 05/13-15/2009. The contaminated barley is under embargo a the facility by the Texas State Chemists. Product was also stored Saginaw Flakes. 500 Burlington Rd, Saginaw TX 76179 (same owner),
Root Cause Other
Root Cause Narrative Barley distributed by Mars Pet Care. Clinton, OK had inadvertenily been cross contaminated with dog food containing prohibited material prior to distribution.
Center Comments
Type Of Injury No illness or injury reported. Potential exists for cattle to develop Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) by consuming feeds/feed ingredients containing prohibited proteins.
Quantity Manufactured 429,128 lbs.
Quantity Distributed (Int) 429,128 Ibs.
Number of Domestic (b) (4)
Consignees
Number of Foreign Consignees
Distributed From 05/13/2009 To 05/15/2009
Distribution Pattern (Int) Product distributed to dairy farms located in TX and LA.
http://vapserv.3.ora.fda.gov:30000/res/jsp/General/Li_LoginCtrl.jsp?page=RecallDetaiI&service=exter... 8/7/2009
UPDATE NOV. 5, 2009
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
Food and Drug Administration
Dallas District
Memorandum
Date Friday, March 06, 2009
From Jeff R. Wooley, Investigator Akbar Javed, Investigator
Subject Attempted EI of Avail Medical Products Inc.
Ref: Saginaw Flakes LP 500 Burlington Rd Saginaw, TX 76179 FEI: 3003113711
Ref: Fargam Land and Grain 505 Burlington Rd Saginaw, TX 76179 FEI: 3003010141
To Scott D. Nichols, SCSO
SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION
On 05/20/2009, Investigator Young Mi Yoon, and I, Jeff R. Wooley, we sent to Saginaw Flakes Inc. in response to four Shipments of barley contaminated with dog food that were received by Saginaw Flakes Inc. The investigation revealed that the Saginaw Flakes Inc. received and accepted one truck of the contaminated barley and rejected a one truck. Also, two trucks of contaminated barley were accepted by Fargam Land and Grain. The State of Texas placed a stop sale on two bins that contained the contaminated dog food and the truck that was rejected. On 05/13-14/2009, Fargam Land and Grain received two truck loads of contaminated barley that were unloaded into a common auger system for all incoming materials of the firm. Immediately following corn was unloaded Into this equipment, without any clean-cut being done. This corn was subsequently shipped to (b) (4) customers that use the product to feed ruminant animals.
(continued on next page)
ENDORSEMENT
To:
Scott D. Nichols, seso
Distribution: 0:
cc:
Fargham Land and Grain Inc. 505 Burlington Rd Saginaw, TX 76179
Page 2 of 3
(This section of the report was written by Investigator Young Mi Yoon)
Saginaw Flakes LP is a distributor and manufacturer of grains for use in animal feed. The firm's customers consist largely of dairy and beef cattle farms. This firm is owned and managed by Mr. Phil S. Farr who is the most responsible individual of the firm. Mr. Farr also owns a second mill that is located across the street and is named Fargam Land and Grain Inc. Both firm's serve as distribution points for various types of grain. Fargam Land and Grain contains a hammer mill that is used to manufacture ground corn. The two firm's operations are heavily commingled. Product can be shipped to Saginaw Flakes and unloaded at either company. The offices for both firm's are in the same building located at the Saginaw Flakes facility. Product that is shipped out of Fargam Land and Grain is documented as shipments from Saginaw Flakes.
On 05/19/2009, DAL-DO was notified by the Texas State Chemist that a shipment of barley was rejected by (b) (4) in (b) (4) because it contained dog food. Saginaw Flakes Inc. notified the State of Texas that this had occurred and that they had received three trucks of contaminated barley from Mars Petcare US located in Clinton, OK. On 05/20/2009, we initiated an inspection of Saginaw Flakes who was also being inspected by the State of Texas Investigator Brent Sexton. Credentials were displayed and FDA 482, Notice of Inspection, was issued to Mr Farr for Saginaw Flakes LP.
The following events occurred from 05/12-26/2009. The firm received three shipments of barley contaminated with dog food, and rejected a fourth. The firm was not aware of the contamination until a shipment of the barley to one of their customers was rejected due to the contamination. After this Mr. Phil Farr was aware of the contamination and he contacted the Office of the Texas State Chemist to report the issue and obtain guidance on how to handle the product that he had in his bins. A fourth shipment of barley arrived on 05/18/2009, after Mr. Farr was aware of the contamination, and the shipment was rejected by Saginaw Flakes.
During the walkthrough we determined that the two facilities were different companies both owned by Mr. Farr. A second FDA 482, Notice of Inspection, was issued for Fargam Land and Grain Inc. An FDA 482,. Notice of Inspection, was also issued to (b),(4)(b)(7)(C) Driver of the truck containing the rejected fourth shipment of barley. This FDA 482 was issued for the inspection of the truck as well as interviewing (b)(4),(b)(7)(C)
The Bill of Lading for the first shipment of barley shows that the product shipped out from Mars Petcare U.S. located in Clinton, OK on 05/12/2009 to broker (b)(4) located in (b)(4) (exhibit 1). However, this Shipment of (b)(4) pounds of barley was delivered to Fargam Land and Grain in Saginaw, TX on 05/13/2009 as shown in exhibit 2 and unloaded into bin (b)(4).
The second shipment of barley was shipped out from Mars Petcare U.S. located in Clinton, OK on 05/13/2009 to the broker (b) (4) located in (b)(4) as shown in exhibit 3. Even though it was sold to (b)(4) this shipment of (b) (4) pounds of barley was received and weighed at Saginaw Flakes and then moved to Fargam land and Grain on 05/14/2009, as shown in exhibit 4, and stored in bin (b) (4).
Two truck loads of corn were delivered to Fargam land and Grain on 05/14/2009 as shown in exhibit 5. The first truck load of (b) (4) pounds of corn was unloaded at 8:16AM and the second truck load of (b) (4) pounds of corn was unloaded (b) (4) Both truck loads were unloaded into the same auger used to transfer the barley received from Mars Petcare U.S. on 05/13/2009 and 05/14/2009 and placed into bin (b) (4)
The third shipment of barley was shipped out from Mars Petcare U.S. located in Clinton, OK on 05/14/2009 to broker (b) (4) located in (b) (4) as shown in exhibit 6. However, this shipment of (b) (4) pounds of barley ws delivered to Saginaw Flakes on 05/15/2009 as shown in exhibit 7 and placed into bin (b) (4)
The fourth shipment of barley was shipped out from Mars Petcare U.S. located in Clinton. OK on 05/18/2009 to broker (b) (4) located in (b) (4) shown in exhibit 8. The Shipment of barley was delivered and rejected by Saginaw Flakes on 05/19/2009 as shown in exhibit 9. A truck shipment lading stating that the product contains prohibited material and shall not be fed to cattle or other ruminents was filled out and shown in exhibit 10 for this Shipment releasing it from Saginaw Flakes. With that, a commercial stop sale order number 5538 from the Office of the Texas State Chemist dated 05/19/2009 was issued for the fourth shipment of barley received on 05/18/2009 as shown in exhibit 11.
Fargham Land and Grain Inc. 505 Burlington Rd Saginaw, TX 76179
Page 3 of 3
Exhibit 12 dated 05/18/2009 is Invoice Number 96627 which displays that a shipment sent from Fargam Land and Grain and sold to a broker, (b) (4) was delivered to (b) (4) in (b) (4) According to Mr. Phil Farr this shipment was unloaded out of bin (b) (4) of Fargam Land and Grain. Originally this shipment was delivered to (b) (4) which was rejected when dog food was observed in the barley.
Exhibit 13 is 2 pages of documents received via FAX from (b) (4) to Saginaw Flakes that includes a Uniform Bill of Lading to release the shipment delivered and rejected by Saginaw Flakes on 05/18/09 from them and deliver to (b) (4) in (b) (4) This shipment is currently being held by the state. Exhibit 14 is the sample receipt from the Office of the Texas State Chemist for sample number 09103281 dated 05/19/2009 that was taken from the shipment received on 15/18/2009.
Exhibit 15 is the commercial feed stop-sale order number 5539 dated 05/19/2009 for barley stored at Saginaw Flakes in Bin (b) (4) and Fargam Land and Grain in Bin (b) (4)
Exhibit 16 is a list of Customers that received ground corn on 05/13/2009 and 05/14/2009 retrieved from Mr. Phil Farr on 05/20/2009. Exhibit 17 is a list of Customers and their information that received ground corn on 05/13/2009 and 05/14/2009 retrieved from Mr. Phil Farr on 05/21/2009.
Jeff R. Wooley, Investigator U.S. Food & Drug Administration 4040 North Central Expressway, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75204 0: 214-253-5251 F: 214-253-5314
Email: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
=======================snip...end...to be continued...TSS======================
WHO WILL WATCH THE CHILDREN for CJD over the next 5 decades ?
FOR 4 years, the USDA fed dead stock downer cows, the most high risk cattle for mad cow disease and other dangerous pathogens to children all across the USA via the USDA certified dead stock downer cow school lunch program...
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FROM DOWNER CATTLE UPDATE
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/05/who-will-watch-children.html
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/
Monday, October 19, 2009
Atypical BSE, BSE, and other human and animal TSE in North America Update October 19, 2009
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/10/atypical-bse-bse-and-other-human-and.html
Sunday, September 6, 2009
MAD COW USA 1997 SECRET VIDEO
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2009/09/mad-cow-usa-1997-video.html
U.S.A. HIDING MAD COW DISEASE VICTIMS AS SPORADIC CJD ? see video at bottom
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/07/usa-hiding-mad-cow-disease-victims-as.html
DAMNING TESTIMONY FROM STANLEY PRUSINER THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER ON PRIONS SPEAKING ABOUT ANN VENEMAN see video
http://maddeer.org/video/embedded/prusinerclip.html
CVM Annual Report Fiscal Year 2008: October 1, 2007-September 30, 2008
PUTTING LIPSTICK ON A PIG AND TAKING HER TO A DANCE...TSS
BSE Feed Rule Enforcement: A Decade of Success OFF TO A FAST START
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/06/texas-firm-recalls-cattle-heads-that.html
2009 UPDATE ON ALABAMA AND TEXAS MAD COWS 2005 and 2006
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2006/08/bse-atypical-texas-and-alabama-update.html
Monday, October 26, 2009
MAD COW DISEASE, AND U.S. BEEF TRADE
MAD COW DISEASE, CJD, TSE, SOUND SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AND SELLING YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL
http://usdameatexport.blogspot.com/2009/10/mad-cow-disease-and-us-beef-trade.html
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009 DISTRIBUTION TX END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR AUGUST 26, 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/11/re-foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
BSE (Mad Cow) Update: Do Reports of sCJD Clusters Matter?
snip... see full text ;
http://cjdtexas.blogspot.com/
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Incidence and spectrum of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease variants with mixed phenotype and co-occurrence of PrPSc types: an updated classification
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/11/incidence-and-spectrum-of-sporadic.html
Friday, October 23, 2009
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Texas Data for Reporting Years 2000-2008
http://cjdtexas.blogspot.com/2009/10/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-surveillance.html
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Incidence and spectrum of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease variants with mixed phenotype and co-occurrence of PrPSc types: an updated classification
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/11/incidence-and-spectrum-of-sporadic.html
TSS
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
To: BSE-L@LISTS.AEGEE.ORG
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009 DISTRIBUTION TX END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR AUGUST 26, 2009
YEP, as suspected.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 208,820 pounds
DISTRIBUTION TEXAS
Neither of these documents contained the cautionary statement, "DO NOT FEED TO CATTLE OR OTHER RUMINANTS"
Bulk ground corn used as feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material. Firm received barley from Mars Pet Care, Clinton, OK that had inadvertently been cross contaminated with dog food containing prohibited material. A shipment of the contaminated barley............snip...end
I will try and post a bit more thorough report, and get this scanned asap. maybe FDA will post beforehand.
BUT, I must say, from what I have read so far, this FOIA request documents, and history of these two investigations by FDA et al, seem to be a great step forward. as far as the initial FDA report of these two violations on the FDA site, they could be more informative, and simply state if they are BSE related, and the reasons why. It would have saved them a lot of work, and me a great big headache...............
Kind Regards,
Terry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
To: "Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy"
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [BSE-L] FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
YEP, as suspected !
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 429,128 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION TEXAS AND LOUISIANA
Neither of these documents contained the cautionary statement, "DO NOT FEED TO CATTLE OR OTHER RUMINANTS"
Bulk ground corn used as feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material. Firm received barley from Mars Pet Care, Clinton, OK that had inadvertently been cross contaminated with dog food containing prohibited material. A shipment of the contaminated barley............snip...end
I will try and post a bit more thorough report, and get this scanned asap. maybe FDA will post beforehand.
BUT, I must say, from what I have read so far, this FOIA request documents, and history of these two investigations by FDA et al, seem to be a great step forward. as far as the initial FDA report of these two violations on the FDA site, they could be more informative, and simply state if they are BSE related, and the reasons why. It would have saved them a lot of work, and me a great big headache...............
Kind Regards,
Terry
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals
may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited
materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html
TSS
UPDATE NOV. 4, 2009
FDA/ORA General Recall General Recall SpecifIc
Page I of 5
Home
Recall Details
Event Information
Summary and Termination Information
Center Information
Product lnformation
Firm and Contact lnformation
Recall Summary
Event ID: 52103 Status: Ongoing Updated: 08/05/2009 Role: District Recall Coordinator
Event Information
Recall Event Id 52103 District Dallas
FIrm Awareness Date 05/21/2009
Center (lnt) Center for Veterinary Medicine Recalling Firm FEI 3003010141
Manufacturer FEI 3007064862
Responsible Firm FEI 3007064862
Public Reason for Recall Bulk ground corn used as feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material.
Edit Mode Viewable
Voluntary/Mandated (Int) FDA Initiated
Firm Recommended Recall Depth Direct Accounts
Recall Initiation Date (lnt) 05/21/2009
Coordinator Sean M, Cheney
District Awareness Date 05/21/2009
Coordinator
Name (lnt) Fargam Land & Grain
Name (Int) Mars Petcare Us
Name Mars Petcare Us
Recall Status (Int) Ongoing
Date (Int) 05/21/2009
Date Distribution Chain Notified 05/21/2009
Firm Initial Notification Telephone
Classification Date
FDA Sample Number n/a
Complete Reason for Recall
Bulk ground corn used as feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material. Firm received barley from Mars Pet Care, Clinton, OK that had inadvertenlly been cross contaminated with dog food containing prohibited material. A Shipment of the contaminated barley was unloaded on 05/13/2009, followed by an approx. (b) (4) lb, shipment of corn intended to be processed into ground corn. This corn was diverted to a separate bin, but through a common auger. On 05/14/2009 a second shipment of contaminated barley was unloaded, followed by another approx. (b) (4) lb. shipment of corn that was also sent to the ground corn bin using common equipment. No clean-out was performed after either of the barley shipments were unloaded, so it is possible that cross contamination of the approx. (b) (4) lbs. of corn may have occurred. Since the firm can not identify which loads of corn went to which customers, firm is recalling all ground corn sent to customers on 05/13-15/2009. The contaminated barley is under embargo a the facility by the Texas State Chemists. Product was also stored Saginaw Flakes. 500 Burlington Rd, Saginaw TX 76179 (same owner),
Root Cause Other
Root Cause Narrative Barley distributed by Mars Pet Care. Clinton, OK had inadvertenily been cross contaminated with dog food containing prohibited material prior to distribution.
Center Comments
Type Of Injury No illness or injury reported. Potential exists for cattle to develop Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) by consuming feeds/feed ingredients containing prohibited proteins.
Quantity Manufactured 429,128 lbs.
Quantity Distributed (Int) 429,128 Ibs.
Number of Domestic (b) (4)
Consignees
Number of Foreign Consignees
Distributed From 05/13/2009 To 05/15/2009
Distribution Pattern (Int) Product distributed to dairy farms located in TX and LA.
http://vapserv.3.ora.fda.gov:30000/res/jsp/General/Li_LoginCtrl.jsp?page=RecallDetaiI&service=exter... 8/7/2009
UPDATE NOV. 5, 2009
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
Food and Drug Administration
Dallas District
Memorandum
Date Friday, March 06, 2009
From Jeff R. Wooley, Investigator Akbar Javed, Investigator
Subject Attempted EI of Avail Medical Products Inc.
Ref: Saginaw Flakes LP 500 Burlington Rd Saginaw, TX 76179 FEI: 3003113711
Ref: Fargam Land and Grain 505 Burlington Rd Saginaw, TX 76179 FEI: 3003010141
To Scott D. Nichols, SCSO
SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATION
On 05/20/2009, Investigator Young Mi Yoon, and I, Jeff R. Wooley, we sent to Saginaw Flakes Inc. in response to four Shipments of barley contaminated with dog food that were received by Saginaw Flakes Inc. The investigation revealed that the Saginaw Flakes Inc. received and accepted one truck of the contaminated barley and rejected a one truck. Also, two trucks of contaminated barley were accepted by Fargam Land and Grain. The State of Texas placed a stop sale on two bins that contained the contaminated dog food and the truck that was rejected. On 05/13-14/2009, Fargam Land and Grain received two truck loads of contaminated barley that were unloaded into a common auger system for all incoming materials of the firm. Immediately following corn was unloaded Into this equipment, without any clean-cut being done. This corn was subsequently shipped to (b) (4) customers that use the product to feed ruminant animals.
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Fargham Land and Grain Inc. 505 Burlington Rd Saginaw, TX 76179
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(This section of the report was written by Investigator Young Mi Yoon)
Saginaw Flakes LP is a distributor and manufacturer of grains for use in animal feed. The firm's customers consist largely of dairy and beef cattle farms. This firm is owned and managed by Mr. Phil S. Farr who is the most responsible individual of the firm. Mr. Farr also owns a second mill that is located across the street and is named Fargam Land and Grain Inc. Both firm's serve as distribution points for various types of grain. Fargam Land and Grain contains a hammer mill that is used to manufacture ground corn. The two firm's operations are heavily commingled. Product can be shipped to Saginaw Flakes and unloaded at either company. The offices for both firm's are in the same building located at the Saginaw Flakes facility. Product that is shipped out of Fargam Land and Grain is documented as shipments from Saginaw Flakes.
On 05/19/2009, DAL-DO was notified by the Texas State Chemist that a shipment of barley was rejected by (b) (4) in (b) (4) because it contained dog food. Saginaw Flakes Inc. notified the State of Texas that this had occurred and that they had received three trucks of contaminated barley from Mars Petcare US located in Clinton, OK. On 05/20/2009, we initiated an inspection of Saginaw Flakes who was also being inspected by the State of Texas Investigator Brent Sexton. Credentials were displayed and FDA 482, Notice of Inspection, was issued to Mr Farr for Saginaw Flakes LP.
The following events occurred from 05/12-26/2009. The firm received three shipments of barley contaminated with dog food, and rejected a fourth. The firm was not aware of the contamination until a shipment of the barley to one of their customers was rejected due to the contamination. After this Mr. Phil Farr was aware of the contamination and he contacted the Office of the Texas State Chemist to report the issue and obtain guidance on how to handle the product that he had in his bins. A fourth shipment of barley arrived on 05/18/2009, after Mr. Farr was aware of the contamination, and the shipment was rejected by Saginaw Flakes.
During the walkthrough we determined that the two facilities were different companies both owned by Mr. Farr. A second FDA 482, Notice of Inspection, was issued for Fargam Land and Grain Inc. An FDA 482,. Notice of Inspection, was also issued to (b),(4)(b)(7)(C) Driver of the truck containing the rejected fourth shipment of barley. This FDA 482 was issued for the inspection of the truck as well as interviewing (b)(4),(b)(7)(C)
The Bill of Lading for the first shipment of barley shows that the product shipped out from Mars Petcare U.S. located in Clinton, OK on 05/12/2009 to broker (b)(4) located in (b)(4) (exhibit 1). However, this Shipment of (b)(4) pounds of barley was delivered to Fargam Land and Grain in Saginaw, TX on 05/13/2009 as shown in exhibit 2 and unloaded into bin (b)(4).
The second shipment of barley was shipped out from Mars Petcare U.S. located in Clinton, OK on 05/13/2009 to the broker (b) (4) located in (b)(4) as shown in exhibit 3. Even though it was sold to (b)(4) this shipment of (b) (4) pounds of barley was received and weighed at Saginaw Flakes and then moved to Fargam land and Grain on 05/14/2009, as shown in exhibit 4, and stored in bin (b) (4).
Two truck loads of corn were delivered to Fargam land and Grain on 05/14/2009 as shown in exhibit 5. The first truck load of (b) (4) pounds of corn was unloaded at 8:16AM and the second truck load of (b) (4) pounds of corn was unloaded (b) (4) Both truck loads were unloaded into the same auger used to transfer the barley received from Mars Petcare U.S. on 05/13/2009 and 05/14/2009 and placed into bin (b) (4)
The third shipment of barley was shipped out from Mars Petcare U.S. located in Clinton, OK on 05/14/2009 to broker (b) (4) located in (b) (4) as shown in exhibit 6. However, this shipment of (b) (4) pounds of barley ws delivered to Saginaw Flakes on 05/15/2009 as shown in exhibit 7 and placed into bin (b) (4)
The fourth shipment of barley was shipped out from Mars Petcare U.S. located in Clinton. OK on 05/18/2009 to broker (b) (4) located in (b) (4) shown in exhibit 8. The Shipment of barley was delivered and rejected by Saginaw Flakes on 05/19/2009 as shown in exhibit 9. A truck shipment lading stating that the product contains prohibited material and shall not be fed to cattle or other ruminents was filled out and shown in exhibit 10 for this Shipment releasing it from Saginaw Flakes. With that, a commercial stop sale order number 5538 from the Office of the Texas State Chemist dated 05/19/2009 was issued for the fourth shipment of barley received on 05/18/2009 as shown in exhibit 11.
Fargham Land and Grain Inc. 505 Burlington Rd Saginaw, TX 76179
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Exhibit 12 dated 05/18/2009 is Invoice Number 96627 which displays that a shipment sent from Fargam Land and Grain and sold to a broker, (b) (4) was delivered to (b) (4) in (b) (4) According to Mr. Phil Farr this shipment was unloaded out of bin (b) (4) of Fargam Land and Grain. Originally this shipment was delivered to (b) (4) which was rejected when dog food was observed in the barley.
Exhibit 13 is 2 pages of documents received via FAX from (b) (4) to Saginaw Flakes that includes a Uniform Bill of Lading to release the shipment delivered and rejected by Saginaw Flakes on 05/18/09 from them and deliver to (b) (4) in (b) (4) This shipment is currently being held by the state. Exhibit 14 is the sample receipt from the Office of the Texas State Chemist for sample number 09103281 dated 05/19/2009 that was taken from the shipment received on 15/18/2009.
Exhibit 15 is the commercial feed stop-sale order number 5539 dated 05/19/2009 for barley stored at Saginaw Flakes in Bin (b) (4) and Fargam Land and Grain in Bin (b) (4)
Exhibit 16 is a list of Customers that received ground corn on 05/13/2009 and 05/14/2009 retrieved from Mr. Phil Farr on 05/20/2009. Exhibit 17 is a list of Customers and their information that received ground corn on 05/13/2009 and 05/14/2009 retrieved from Mr. Phil Farr on 05/21/2009.
Jeff R. Wooley, Investigator U.S. Food & Drug Administration 4040 North Central Expressway, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75204 0: 214-253-5251 F: 214-253-5314
Email: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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WHO WILL WATCH THE CHILDREN for CJD over the next 5 decades ?
FOR 4 years, the USDA fed dead stock downer cows, the most high risk cattle for mad cow disease and other dangerous pathogens to children all across the USA via the USDA certified dead stock downer cow school lunch program...
SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FROM DOWNER CATTLE UPDATE
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/05/who-will-watch-children.html
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/
Monday, October 19, 2009
Atypical BSE, BSE, and other human and animal TSE in North America Update October 19, 2009
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/10/atypical-bse-bse-and-other-human-and.html
Sunday, September 6, 2009
MAD COW USA 1997 SECRET VIDEO
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2009/09/mad-cow-usa-1997-video.html
U.S.A. HIDING MAD COW DISEASE VICTIMS AS SPORADIC CJD ? see video at bottom
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/07/usa-hiding-mad-cow-disease-victims-as.html
DAMNING TESTIMONY FROM STANLEY PRUSINER THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER ON PRIONS SPEAKING ABOUT ANN VENEMAN see video
http://maddeer.org/video/embedded/prusinerclip.html
CVM Annual Report Fiscal Year 2008: October 1, 2007-September 30, 2008
PUTTING LIPSTICK ON A PIG AND TAKING HER TO A DANCE...TSS
BSE Feed Rule Enforcement: A Decade of Success OFF TO A FAST START
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/06/texas-firm-recalls-cattle-heads-that.html
2009 UPDATE ON ALABAMA AND TEXAS MAD COWS 2005 and 2006
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2006/08/bse-atypical-texas-and-alabama-update.html
Monday, October 26, 2009
MAD COW DISEASE, AND U.S. BEEF TRADE
MAD COW DISEASE, CJD, TSE, SOUND SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AND SELLING YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL
http://usdameatexport.blogspot.com/2009/10/mad-cow-disease-and-us-beef-trade.html
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009 DISTRIBUTION TX END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR AUGUST 26, 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/11/re-foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
BSE (Mad Cow) Update: Do Reports of sCJD Clusters Matter?
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http://cjdtexas.blogspot.com/
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Incidence and spectrum of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease variants with mixed phenotype and co-occurrence of PrPSc types: an updated classification
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/11/incidence-and-spectrum-of-sporadic.html
Friday, October 23, 2009
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Texas Data for Reporting Years 2000-2008
http://cjdtexas.blogspot.com/2009/10/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease-surveillance.html
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Incidence and spectrum of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease variants with mixed phenotype and co-occurrence of PrPSc types: an updated classification
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/11/incidence-and-spectrum-of-sporadic.html
TSS
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Petition to Declare Poultry Litter as a Food Additive and to Ban Its Use as Cattle Feed August 12, 2009
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Petition to Declare Poultry Litter) as a Food Additive and to) Ban Its Use as Cattle Feed)
Docket No. ______________
submitted by
FOOD ANIMAL CONCERNS TRUST
August 12, 2009
Richard Wood Executive Director PO Box 14599 Chicago, IL 60614 Phone: (773) 525-4952
Table of Contents
I. Preliminary Statement II. Action Requested III. Factual Background
A. Poultry manure and other litter
B. In 1958 Congress enacted legislation that bars the use of an ingredient in human or animal food unless the FDA has either issued a regulation governing its safe use or declared that it is generally recognized as safe.
C. In 1967 FDA banned the use of poultry litter as animal feed because of its concerns about the effects of such use on human health.
D. In 1977 the FDA asked for public comment on its 1967 policy which could help it determine whether poultry litter was either a food additive or generally recognized as safe.
E. In 1980 the FDA, while reaffirming its concerns about the public health risks of using poultry litter as animal feed, revoked its 1967 policy statement and gave jurisdiction for the regulation of such use to the state Departments of Agriculture.
F. In 2008 the FDA, while acknowledging that the use of poultry litter as cattle feed may contribute to Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (“vCJD”) in people, refused to ban such use.
G. The states are not adequately regulating the use of poultry litter as animal feed.
H. Numerous countries have banned the use of poultry litter as ruminant feed.
IV. Health Effects
A. Neurological diseases
1. Prion resistance to degradation 2. Distribution of infectivity in feed 3. The impact of soil particles on prion infectivity 4. Potential risk associated with new BSE strains 5. Harvard BSE Risk Assessment
B. Pathogenic organisms and inadequate litter processing
C. Drugs, residues and antibiotic resistant bacteria
V. Legal Argument
A. The FDA has the legal authority to regulate poultry litter used as cattle feed even if some of the poultry litter is not sold.
B. There is no convincing evidence that poultry litter used as cattle feed is is “Generally Recognized As Safe” by scientists, and so it is a food additive within the meaning of section 201(s) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
C. The FDA can legally ban the use of poultry litter as cattle feed because such use is unsafe.
D. D. Summary of legal argument
VI. Conclusion
VII. Environmental Impact
VIII. Economic Impact
IX. Certification
List of endorsing organizations
References
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August 12, 2009
Division of Dockets Management Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human Services Room 1061 5630 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20852
CITIZEN PETITION
I. Preliminary Statement
For more than 40 years the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has acknowledged the public health risks of using poultry manure and other poultry litter as feed for cattle. Yet in 1980 the FDA abdicated its responsibility to protect the public health by giving to the states the sole responsibility of regulating such use. The states, however, are either unwilling or unable to perform this task.
II. Action Requested
Pursuant to section 4(e) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(e), and 21 C.F.R. 10.25 and 10.30, Food Animal Concerns Trust (“FACT”)i requests that the FDA declare poultry litter to be a food additive and to ban its use as feed for cattle. More specifically, a new section should be added at the end of 21 C.F.R. Subpart B: “section 589._____. Poultry litter
(a) Definitions. (1) Poultry litter is a heterogeneous mixture consisting of raw manure, feathers, spilled feed and bedding material that accumulate on the floors of the buildings that house broiler chickens, laying hens and turkeys. (2) The terms renderer, blender, feed manufacturer, distributor, and establishment and/or individual that is responsible for feeding ruminant animals have the same meaning as in section 589.2000(a).
(b) Food additive status. The Food and Drug Administration has determined that chicken litter for use in ruminant feed is a food additive subject to section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act). The use or intended use in ruminant feed of any material derived from chicken litter causes the feed to be adulterated and in violation of the act, unless it is the subject of an effective notice of claimed investigational exemption for a food additive under section i Founded in 1982, FACT is a Chicago-based non-profit organization that promotes better methods of raising livestock and poultry by improving the welfare of food animals, broadening opportunities for humane farmers, and addressing public health problems that come from the production of meat, milk and eggs.
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570.17 of this chapter.
(c) Requirements for renderers, blenders, feed manufacturers, distributors, and establishments and individuals that are responsible for feeding ruminant animals. Renderers, blenders, feed manufacturers, distributors, and establishments and individuals that are responsible for feeding ruminant animals shall comply with sections 589.2000(c)(i) and (ii), 589.2000(f), and 589.2000(h).
(d) Adulteration and misbranding. (1) Animal protein products, and feeds containing such products, that are not in compliance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, excluding labeling requirements, will be deemed adulterated under section 402(a)((2)(C) or 402(a)(4) of the act. (2) Animal protein products, and feeds containing such products, that are not in compliance with the labeling requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section will be deemed misbranded under section 403(a)(1) or 403(f) of the act.”
III. Factual Background
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VI. Conclusion For the reasons stated above, the FDA should, pursuant to 21 C.F.R. 570.38(b)(1), immediately “issue a notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER proposing to determine that [poultry litter] ... is not GRAS and is a food additive subject to section 409 of the” FFDCA. VII. Environmental Impact The action requested is subject to a categorical exclusion under 21 C.F.R. 25.30 and 25.32 and therefore does not require the preparation of an environmental assessment. VIII. Economic Impact No statement of the economic impact of the requested action is presented because none has been requested by the Commissioner. 21 C.F.R. 10.30(b). IX. Certification The undersigned certify that, to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, this petition includes all information and views on which the petition relies, and it includes representative data and information known to the petitioner which are unfavorable to the petition. Respectfully submitted, Richard Wood Steven Roach Lisa Isenhart Larissa McKenna Executive Director Program Director Program Associate Associate Director Of counsel: Benjamin Cohen 18 Endorsing organizations The following organizations have endorsed FACT’s citizen petition to the FDA requesting that the Agency declare poultry litter a food additive and subsequently ban its use as feed for cattle: Center for Food Safety Center for Science in the Public Interest Consumer Federation of America Consumers Union Food & Water Watch Humane Society of the United States Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy National Catholic Rural Life Conference National Consumers League National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Safe Tables Our Priority Union of Concerned Scientists
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http://www.foodanimalconcerns.org/PDF/FDA%20Chicken%20Litter%20Petition_final.pdf
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Docket No. FDA2002N0031 (formerly Docket No. 2002N0273) RIN 0910AF46 Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Final Rule: Proposed Thursday, April 09, 2009
Docket No. FDA2002N0031 (formerly Docket No. 2002N0273) RIN 0910AF46 Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Final Rule: Proposed
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Greetings FDA et al,
I kindly wish to comment on the following ;
[Docket No. FDA-2002-N-0031] (formerly Docket No. 2002N-0273) RIN 0910-AF46
[Federal Register: April 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 67)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 16160-16161] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr09ap09-18]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 589
[Docket No. FDA-2002-N-0031] (formerly Docket No. 2002N-0273) RIN 0910-AF46
Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Final Rule: Proposed Delay of Effective Date
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed delay of effective date.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-8127.htm
MY COMMENT AS FOLLOWS ;
I find it deeply disturbing, that with the science to date, especially with the science to date, transmission studies, the more virulent atypical strains of the BSE i.e. h-BSE and l-BSE, both of which have now been documented in North America, that we are even still discussing this most important topic. The industry involved has beat this mad cow feed ban to death, and still refuse to comply. IF they would have adhered to policy, rules and regulations put forth August 4th, 1997, when the partial, and voluntary ruminant to ruminant feed ban was first put in place, they would not still be crying the same tune. WE need not only to enforce the present ban, but strengthen it, especially to include blood in the ban. WE (the consumer), was promised this would happen years ago. For Pete's sake, this will be the third president to have to address these same questions, and I pray that this one has the guts to finally do something. We need NOT discuss this for one more second. We had 8 years that President Bush literally covered up mad cow disease, and let literally millions and millions of pounds of mad cow feed into commerce to be fed out. IN one feed ban recall alone in 2007, 10 MILLION PLUS POUNDS was fed out into commerce. and under this same President, we now millions of kids across our Nation that have been needlessly exposed to the mad cow agent via the infamous USDA CERTIFIED DOWNER COW DEAD STOCK SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. if you think for one moment that the largest meat recall in the history of the USA was because a few animals were filmed being abused, your only kidding yourself. that meat was recalled because dead stock downer cows are at the highest risk to carry mad cow disease, and they had been feeding our children this stuff for years. AND then had the nerve to lie to us about THE GREAT BSE FIREWALL IN THE USA THAT WOULD PROTECT THE CONSUMER I.E. THE BSE FEED BAN, that never was nothing more than ink on paper. who will monitor these children in the years and decades to come for a human form of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy? who can with a CJD/TSE surveillance system and CJD Questionnaire set up the way it is now? you can't.
ENOUGH already $ NO MORE DISCUSSION PLEASE, WE NEED ACTION !
I strenuously urge President Obama to NOT discuss this for one more moment, actions must be put forth now, and enforce such actions.
I strenuously urge President Obama to ENHANCE the feed ban to include blood, and enforce said regulations, based on sound science.
I strenuously urge President Obama to ban the use of "poultry litter" and the use of all mammalian and poultry protein in ruminant feed,as a feed ingredient for ruminant animals, and enforce said regulations, based on sound science.
I strenuously urge President Obama to ban the use of "plate waste" as a feed ingredient for ruminants, and enforce said regulations, based on sound science.
I strenuously urge President Obama to ban from human food (including dietary supplements please see latest May 2009 CDC warning on these type supplements, CWD, and Elk Antler Velvet), and cosmetics a wide range of bovine-derived material so that the same safeguards that protect Americans from exposure to the agent of BSE through meat products regulated by USDA also apply to food products that FDA regulates, and enforce such actions, based on sound science.
I strenuously urge President Obama to further minimize the possibility of cross-contamination of ruminant and non-ruminant animal feed by requiring equipment, facilities or production lines to be dedicated to non-ruminant animal feeds if they use protein that is prohibited in ruminant feed. Currently, some equipment, facilities and production lines process or handle prohibited and non-prohibited materials and make both ruminant and non-ruminant feed -- a practice which could lead to cross-contamination, and enforce said regulations, based on sound science.
LET's take a look back at past promises and discussions on this issue, and then for a breath of fresh air, let's look at some sound science, and why no further discussion is warranted, and why action is needed ASAP ;
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http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/04/docket-no-fda2002n0031-formerly-docket.html
MAD COW USA...THE FACTS
Monday, October 19, 2009
Atypical BSE, BSE, and other human and animal TSE in North America Update October 19, 2009
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/10/atypical-bse-bse-and-other-human-and.html
2009 UPDATE ON ALABAMA AND TEXAS MAD COWS 2005 and 2006
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2006/08/bse-atypical-texas-and-alabama-update.html
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Characteristics of Established and Proposed Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Variants
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/08/characteristics-of-established-and.html
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Monitoring the occurrence of emerging forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United States 2003 revisited 2009
http://cjdusa.blogspot.com/2009/06/monitoring-occurrence-of-emerging-forms.html
Sunday, May 17, 2009
WHO WILL WATCH THE CHILDREN ? SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FROM DOWNER CATTLE UPDATE
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/05/who-will-watch-children.html
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/
Sunday, September 6, 2009
MAD COW USA 1997 SECRET VIDEO
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2009/09/mad-cow-usa-1997-video.html
U.S.A. HIDING MAD COW DISEASE VICTIMS AS SPORADIC CJD ? see video at bottom
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/07/usa-hiding-mad-cow-disease-victims-as.html
DAMNING TESTIMONY FROM STANLEY PRUSINER THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER ON PRIONS SPEAKING ABOUT ANN VENEMAN see video
http://maddeer.org/video/embedded/prusinerclip.html
Saturday, August 22, 2009
FREE Kim Min-sun, she is correct about mad cow fears from USDA BEEF
http://usdavskorea.blogspot.com/2009/08/free-kim-min-sun-she-is-correct-about.html
Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress FY 2007 - 2nd Half
Two Texas Companies Sentenced and Fined for Misbranding Meat Products In April 2007, two closely held and related Texas companies pled guilty in Federal court and were sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay $10,250 in fines for misbranding meat products. One of the companies sold adulterated meat products to a retail store in New Mexico. Additionally, portions of the invoices failed to properly and consistently identify the meat products as being from cattle more than 30 months old at time of slaughter. This information is required to be disclosed because of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") concerns. No adulterated meat reached consumers.
http://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/sarc071212.pdf
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
THIS recall is not confusing ;
10,000,000+ LBS. of PROHIBITED BANNED MAD COW FEED I.E. BLOOD LACED MBM IN COMMERCE USA 2007
Date: March 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm PST
RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: VETERINARY MEDICINES -- CLASS II
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PRODUCT
Bulk cattle feed made with recalled Darling's 85% Blood Meal, Flash Dried, Recall # V-024-2007
CODE
Cattle feed delivered between 01/12/2007 and 01/26/2007
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Pfeiffer, Arno, Inc, Greenbush, WI. by conversation on February 5, 2007.
Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON
Blood meal used to make cattle feed was recalled because it was cross- contaminated with prohibited bovine meat and bone meal that had been manufactured on common equipment and labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
42,090 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
WI
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PRODUCT
Custom dairy premix products: MNM ALL PURPOSE Pellet, HILLSIDE/CDL Prot- Buffer Meal, LEE, M.-CLOSE UP PX Pellet, HIGH DESERT/ GHC LACT Meal, TATARKA, M CUST PROT Meal, SUNRIDGE/CDL PROTEIN Blend, LOURENZO, K PVM DAIRY Meal, DOUBLE B DAIRY/GHC LAC Mineral, WEST PIONT/GHC CLOSEUP Mineral, WEST POINT/GHC LACT Meal, JENKS, J/COMPASS PROTEIN Meal, COPPINI - 8# SPECIAL DAIRY Mix, GULICK, L-LACT Meal (Bulk), TRIPLE J - PROTEIN/LACTATION, ROCK CREEK/GHC MILK Mineral, BETTENCOURT/GHC S.SIDE MK-MN, BETTENCOURT #1/GHC MILK MINR, V&C DAIRY/GHC LACT Meal, VEENSTRA, F/GHC LACT Meal, SMUTNY, A- BYPASS ML W/SMARTA, Recall # V-025-2007
CODE
The firm does not utilize a code - only shipping documentation with commodity and weights identified.
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Rangen, Inc, Buhl, ID, by letters on February 13 and 14, 2007. Firm initiated recall is complete.
REASON
Products manufactured from bulk feed containing blood meal that was cross contaminated with prohibited meat and bone meal and the labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
9,997,976 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
ID and NV
END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR MARCH 21, 2007
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2007/ENF00996.html
NEW URL
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/2007/ucm120446.htm
Thursday, March 19, 2009
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF MAD COW FEED IN COMMERCE USA WITH ONGOING 12 YEARS OF DENIAL
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/03/millions-and-millions-of-pounds-of-mad.html
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Wisconsin Firm Recalls Beef Tongues That Contain Prohibited Materials SRM WASHINGTON, October 17, 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/10/wisconsin-firm-recalls-beef-tongues.html
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Nebraska Firm Recalls Beef Tongues That Contain Prohibited Materials SRM WASHINGTON, Oct 15, 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/10/nebraska-firm-recalls-beef-tongues-that.html
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
U.S. Emergency Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Response Plan Summary and BSE Red Book Date: February 14, 2000 at 8:56 am PST
WHERE did we go wrong $$$
http://madcowtesting.blogspot.com/2009/07/us-emergency-bovine-spongiform.html
Sunday, December 28, 2008
MAD COW DISEASE USA DECEMBER 28, 2008 an 8 year review of a failed and flawed policy
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2008/12/mad-cow-disease-usa-december-28-2008-8.html
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Mad Cow Disease typical and atypical strains, was there a cover-up ? August 20, 2008
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2008/08/bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy-mad.html
Monday, May 11, 2009
Rare BSE mutation raises concerns over risks to public health
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/05/rare-bse-mutation-raises-concerns-over.html
Monday, October 19, 2009
Atypical BSE, BSE, and other human and animal TSE in North America Update October 19, 2009
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/10/atypical-bse-bse-and-other-human-and.html
Monday, October 26, 2009
Similarities between Forms of Sheep Scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Are Encoded by Distinct Prion Types
Published online before print October 22, 2009
http://nor-98.blogspot.com/2009/10/similarities-between-forms-of-sheep.html
Monday, October 26, 2009
MAD COW DISEASE, AND U.S. BEEF TRADE
MAD COW DISEASE, CJD, TSE, SOUND SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AND SELLING YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL
http://usdameatexport.blogspot.com/2009/10/mad-cow-disease-and-us-beef-trade.html
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. P.O. Box 42 Bacliff, Texas USA 77518
Petition to Declare Poultry Litter) as a Food Additive and to) Ban Its Use as Cattle Feed)
Docket No. ______________
submitted by
FOOD ANIMAL CONCERNS TRUST
August 12, 2009
Richard Wood Executive Director PO Box 14599 Chicago, IL 60614 Phone: (773) 525-4952
Table of Contents
I. Preliminary Statement II. Action Requested III. Factual Background
A. Poultry manure and other litter
B. In 1958 Congress enacted legislation that bars the use of an ingredient in human or animal food unless the FDA has either issued a regulation governing its safe use or declared that it is generally recognized as safe.
C. In 1967 FDA banned the use of poultry litter as animal feed because of its concerns about the effects of such use on human health.
D. In 1977 the FDA asked for public comment on its 1967 policy which could help it determine whether poultry litter was either a food additive or generally recognized as safe.
E. In 1980 the FDA, while reaffirming its concerns about the public health risks of using poultry litter as animal feed, revoked its 1967 policy statement and gave jurisdiction for the regulation of such use to the state Departments of Agriculture.
F. In 2008 the FDA, while acknowledging that the use of poultry litter as cattle feed may contribute to Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (“vCJD”) in people, refused to ban such use.
G. The states are not adequately regulating the use of poultry litter as animal feed.
H. Numerous countries have banned the use of poultry litter as ruminant feed.
IV. Health Effects
A. Neurological diseases
1. Prion resistance to degradation 2. Distribution of infectivity in feed 3. The impact of soil particles on prion infectivity 4. Potential risk associated with new BSE strains 5. Harvard BSE Risk Assessment
B. Pathogenic organisms and inadequate litter processing
C. Drugs, residues and antibiotic resistant bacteria
V. Legal Argument
A. The FDA has the legal authority to regulate poultry litter used as cattle feed even if some of the poultry litter is not sold.
B. There is no convincing evidence that poultry litter used as cattle feed is is “Generally Recognized As Safe” by scientists, and so it is a food additive within the meaning of section 201(s) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
C. The FDA can legally ban the use of poultry litter as cattle feed because such use is unsafe.
D. D. Summary of legal argument
VI. Conclusion
VII. Environmental Impact
VIII. Economic Impact
IX. Certification
List of endorsing organizations
References
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August 12, 2009
Division of Dockets Management Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human Services Room 1061 5630 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20852
CITIZEN PETITION
I. Preliminary Statement
For more than 40 years the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has acknowledged the public health risks of using poultry manure and other poultry litter as feed for cattle. Yet in 1980 the FDA abdicated its responsibility to protect the public health by giving to the states the sole responsibility of regulating such use. The states, however, are either unwilling or unable to perform this task.
II. Action Requested
Pursuant to section 4(e) of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(e), and 21 C.F.R. 10.25 and 10.30, Food Animal Concerns Trust (“FACT”)i requests that the FDA declare poultry litter to be a food additive and to ban its use as feed for cattle. More specifically, a new section should be added at the end of 21 C.F.R. Subpart B: “section 589._____. Poultry litter
(a) Definitions. (1) Poultry litter is a heterogeneous mixture consisting of raw manure, feathers, spilled feed and bedding material that accumulate on the floors of the buildings that house broiler chickens, laying hens and turkeys. (2) The terms renderer, blender, feed manufacturer, distributor, and establishment and/or individual that is responsible for feeding ruminant animals have the same meaning as in section 589.2000(a).
(b) Food additive status. The Food and Drug Administration has determined that chicken litter for use in ruminant feed is a food additive subject to section 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act). The use or intended use in ruminant feed of any material derived from chicken litter causes the feed to be adulterated and in violation of the act, unless it is the subject of an effective notice of claimed investigational exemption for a food additive under section i Founded in 1982, FACT is a Chicago-based non-profit organization that promotes better methods of raising livestock and poultry by improving the welfare of food animals, broadening opportunities for humane farmers, and addressing public health problems that come from the production of meat, milk and eggs.
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570.17 of this chapter.
(c) Requirements for renderers, blenders, feed manufacturers, distributors, and establishments and individuals that are responsible for feeding ruminant animals. Renderers, blenders, feed manufacturers, distributors, and establishments and individuals that are responsible for feeding ruminant animals shall comply with sections 589.2000(c)(i) and (ii), 589.2000(f), and 589.2000(h).
(d) Adulteration and misbranding. (1) Animal protein products, and feeds containing such products, that are not in compliance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, excluding labeling requirements, will be deemed adulterated under section 402(a)((2)(C) or 402(a)(4) of the act. (2) Animal protein products, and feeds containing such products, that are not in compliance with the labeling requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section will be deemed misbranded under section 403(a)(1) or 403(f) of the act.”
III. Factual Background
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VI. Conclusion For the reasons stated above, the FDA should, pursuant to 21 C.F.R. 570.38(b)(1), immediately “issue a notice in the FEDERAL REGISTER proposing to determine that [poultry litter] ... is not GRAS and is a food additive subject to section 409 of the” FFDCA. VII. Environmental Impact The action requested is subject to a categorical exclusion under 21 C.F.R. 25.30 and 25.32 and therefore does not require the preparation of an environmental assessment. VIII. Economic Impact No statement of the economic impact of the requested action is presented because none has been requested by the Commissioner. 21 C.F.R. 10.30(b). IX. Certification The undersigned certify that, to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, this petition includes all information and views on which the petition relies, and it includes representative data and information known to the petitioner which are unfavorable to the petition. Respectfully submitted, Richard Wood Steven Roach Lisa Isenhart Larissa McKenna Executive Director Program Director Program Associate Associate Director Of counsel: Benjamin Cohen 18 Endorsing organizations The following organizations have endorsed FACT’s citizen petition to the FDA requesting that the Agency declare poultry litter a food additive and subsequently ban its use as feed for cattle: Center for Food Safety Center for Science in the Public Interest Consumer Federation of America Consumers Union Food & Water Watch Humane Society of the United States Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy National Catholic Rural Life Conference National Consumers League National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Safe Tables Our Priority Union of Concerned Scientists
snip...FULL TEXT ;
http://www.foodanimalconcerns.org/PDF/FDA%20Chicken%20Litter%20Petition_final.pdf
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Docket No. FDA2002N0031 (formerly Docket No. 2002N0273) RIN 0910AF46 Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Final Rule: Proposed Thursday, April 09, 2009
Docket No. FDA2002N0031 (formerly Docket No. 2002N0273) RIN 0910AF46 Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Final Rule: Proposed
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Greetings FDA et al,
I kindly wish to comment on the following ;
[Docket No. FDA-2002-N-0031] (formerly Docket No. 2002N-0273) RIN 0910-AF46
[Federal Register: April 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 67)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 16160-16161] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr09ap09-18]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 589
[Docket No. FDA-2002-N-0031] (formerly Docket No. 2002N-0273) RIN 0910-AF46
Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Final Rule: Proposed Delay of Effective Date
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of proposed delay of effective date.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-8127.htm
MY COMMENT AS FOLLOWS ;
I find it deeply disturbing, that with the science to date, especially with the science to date, transmission studies, the more virulent atypical strains of the BSE i.e. h-BSE and l-BSE, both of which have now been documented in North America, that we are even still discussing this most important topic. The industry involved has beat this mad cow feed ban to death, and still refuse to comply. IF they would have adhered to policy, rules and regulations put forth August 4th, 1997, when the partial, and voluntary ruminant to ruminant feed ban was first put in place, they would not still be crying the same tune. WE need not only to enforce the present ban, but strengthen it, especially to include blood in the ban. WE (the consumer), was promised this would happen years ago. For Pete's sake, this will be the third president to have to address these same questions, and I pray that this one has the guts to finally do something. We need NOT discuss this for one more second. We had 8 years that President Bush literally covered up mad cow disease, and let literally millions and millions of pounds of mad cow feed into commerce to be fed out. IN one feed ban recall alone in 2007, 10 MILLION PLUS POUNDS was fed out into commerce. and under this same President, we now millions of kids across our Nation that have been needlessly exposed to the mad cow agent via the infamous USDA CERTIFIED DOWNER COW DEAD STOCK SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. if you think for one moment that the largest meat recall in the history of the USA was because a few animals were filmed being abused, your only kidding yourself. that meat was recalled because dead stock downer cows are at the highest risk to carry mad cow disease, and they had been feeding our children this stuff for years. AND then had the nerve to lie to us about THE GREAT BSE FIREWALL IN THE USA THAT WOULD PROTECT THE CONSUMER I.E. THE BSE FEED BAN, that never was nothing more than ink on paper. who will monitor these children in the years and decades to come for a human form of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy? who can with a CJD/TSE surveillance system and CJD Questionnaire set up the way it is now? you can't.
ENOUGH already $ NO MORE DISCUSSION PLEASE, WE NEED ACTION !
I strenuously urge President Obama to NOT discuss this for one more moment, actions must be put forth now, and enforce such actions.
I strenuously urge President Obama to ENHANCE the feed ban to include blood, and enforce said regulations, based on sound science.
I strenuously urge President Obama to ban the use of "poultry litter" and the use of all mammalian and poultry protein in ruminant feed,as a feed ingredient for ruminant animals, and enforce said regulations, based on sound science.
I strenuously urge President Obama to ban the use of "plate waste" as a feed ingredient for ruminants, and enforce said regulations, based on sound science.
I strenuously urge President Obama to ban from human food (including dietary supplements please see latest May 2009 CDC warning on these type supplements, CWD, and Elk Antler Velvet), and cosmetics a wide range of bovine-derived material so that the same safeguards that protect Americans from exposure to the agent of BSE through meat products regulated by USDA also apply to food products that FDA regulates, and enforce such actions, based on sound science.
I strenuously urge President Obama to further minimize the possibility of cross-contamination of ruminant and non-ruminant animal feed by requiring equipment, facilities or production lines to be dedicated to non-ruminant animal feeds if they use protein that is prohibited in ruminant feed. Currently, some equipment, facilities and production lines process or handle prohibited and non-prohibited materials and make both ruminant and non-ruminant feed -- a practice which could lead to cross-contamination, and enforce said regulations, based on sound science.
LET's take a look back at past promises and discussions on this issue, and then for a breath of fresh air, let's look at some sound science, and why no further discussion is warranted, and why action is needed ASAP ;
snip...please see full text ;
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/04/docket-no-fda2002n0031-formerly-docket.html
MAD COW USA...THE FACTS
Monday, October 19, 2009
Atypical BSE, BSE, and other human and animal TSE in North America Update October 19, 2009
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/10/atypical-bse-bse-and-other-human-and.html
2009 UPDATE ON ALABAMA AND TEXAS MAD COWS 2005 and 2006
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2006/08/bse-atypical-texas-and-alabama-update.html
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Characteristics of Established and Proposed Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Variants
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/08/characteristics-of-established-and.html
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Monitoring the occurrence of emerging forms of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United States 2003 revisited 2009
http://cjdusa.blogspot.com/2009/06/monitoring-occurrence-of-emerging-forms.html
Sunday, May 17, 2009
WHO WILL WATCH THE CHILDREN ? SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FROM DOWNER CATTLE UPDATE
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/05/who-will-watch-children.html
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/
Sunday, September 6, 2009
MAD COW USA 1997 SECRET VIDEO
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2009/09/mad-cow-usa-1997-video.html
U.S.A. HIDING MAD COW DISEASE VICTIMS AS SPORADIC CJD ? see video at bottom
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/07/usa-hiding-mad-cow-disease-victims-as.html
DAMNING TESTIMONY FROM STANLEY PRUSINER THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER ON PRIONS SPEAKING ABOUT ANN VENEMAN see video
http://maddeer.org/video/embedded/prusinerclip.html
Saturday, August 22, 2009
FREE Kim Min-sun, she is correct about mad cow fears from USDA BEEF
http://usdavskorea.blogspot.com/2009/08/free-kim-min-sun-she-is-correct-about.html
Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress FY 2007 - 2nd Half
Two Texas Companies Sentenced and Fined for Misbranding Meat Products In April 2007, two closely held and related Texas companies pled guilty in Federal court and were sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay $10,250 in fines for misbranding meat products. One of the companies sold adulterated meat products to a retail store in New Mexico. Additionally, portions of the invoices failed to properly and consistently identify the meat products as being from cattle more than 30 months old at time of slaughter. This information is required to be disclosed because of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") concerns. No adulterated meat reached consumers.
http://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/sarc071212.pdf
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
THIS recall is not confusing ;
10,000,000+ LBS. of PROHIBITED BANNED MAD COW FEED I.E. BLOOD LACED MBM IN COMMERCE USA 2007
Date: March 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm PST
RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: VETERINARY MEDICINES -- CLASS II
___________________________________
PRODUCT
Bulk cattle feed made with recalled Darling's 85% Blood Meal, Flash Dried, Recall # V-024-2007
CODE
Cattle feed delivered between 01/12/2007 and 01/26/2007
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Pfeiffer, Arno, Inc, Greenbush, WI. by conversation on February 5, 2007.
Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON
Blood meal used to make cattle feed was recalled because it was cross- contaminated with prohibited bovine meat and bone meal that had been manufactured on common equipment and labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
42,090 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
WI
___________________________________
PRODUCT
Custom dairy premix products: MNM ALL PURPOSE Pellet, HILLSIDE/CDL Prot- Buffer Meal, LEE, M.-CLOSE UP PX Pellet, HIGH DESERT/ GHC LACT Meal, TATARKA, M CUST PROT Meal, SUNRIDGE/CDL PROTEIN Blend, LOURENZO, K PVM DAIRY Meal, DOUBLE B DAIRY/GHC LAC Mineral, WEST PIONT/GHC CLOSEUP Mineral, WEST POINT/GHC LACT Meal, JENKS, J/COMPASS PROTEIN Meal, COPPINI - 8# SPECIAL DAIRY Mix, GULICK, L-LACT Meal (Bulk), TRIPLE J - PROTEIN/LACTATION, ROCK CREEK/GHC MILK Mineral, BETTENCOURT/GHC S.SIDE MK-MN, BETTENCOURT #1/GHC MILK MINR, V&C DAIRY/GHC LACT Meal, VEENSTRA, F/GHC LACT Meal, SMUTNY, A- BYPASS ML W/SMARTA, Recall # V-025-2007
CODE
The firm does not utilize a code - only shipping documentation with commodity and weights identified.
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Rangen, Inc, Buhl, ID, by letters on February 13 and 14, 2007. Firm initiated recall is complete.
REASON
Products manufactured from bulk feed containing blood meal that was cross contaminated with prohibited meat and bone meal and the labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
9,997,976 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
ID and NV
END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR MARCH 21, 2007
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2007/ENF00996.html
NEW URL
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/2007/ucm120446.htm
Thursday, March 19, 2009
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF MAD COW FEED IN COMMERCE USA WITH ONGOING 12 YEARS OF DENIAL
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/03/millions-and-millions-of-pounds-of-mad.html
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Wisconsin Firm Recalls Beef Tongues That Contain Prohibited Materials SRM WASHINGTON, October 17, 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/10/wisconsin-firm-recalls-beef-tongues.html
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Nebraska Firm Recalls Beef Tongues That Contain Prohibited Materials SRM WASHINGTON, Oct 15, 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/10/nebraska-firm-recalls-beef-tongues-that.html
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
U.S. Emergency Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Response Plan Summary and BSE Red Book Date: February 14, 2000 at 8:56 am PST
WHERE did we go wrong $$$
http://madcowtesting.blogspot.com/2009/07/us-emergency-bovine-spongiform.html
Sunday, December 28, 2008
MAD COW DISEASE USA DECEMBER 28, 2008 an 8 year review of a failed and flawed policy
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2008/12/mad-cow-disease-usa-december-28-2008-8.html
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Mad Cow Disease typical and atypical strains, was there a cover-up ? August 20, 2008
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2008/08/bovine-spongiform-encephalopathy-mad.html
Monday, May 11, 2009
Rare BSE mutation raises concerns over risks to public health
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/05/rare-bse-mutation-raises-concerns-over.html
Monday, October 19, 2009
Atypical BSE, BSE, and other human and animal TSE in North America Update October 19, 2009
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2009/10/atypical-bse-bse-and-other-human-and.html
Monday, October 26, 2009
Similarities between Forms of Sheep Scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Are Encoded by Distinct Prion Types
Published online before print October 22, 2009
http://nor-98.blogspot.com/2009/10/similarities-between-forms-of-sheep.html
Monday, October 26, 2009
MAD COW DISEASE, AND U.S. BEEF TRADE
MAD COW DISEASE, CJD, TSE, SOUND SCIENCE, COMMERCE, AND SELLING YOUR SOUL TO THE DEVIL
http://usdameatexport.blogspot.com/2009/10/mad-cow-disease-and-us-beef-trade.html
Terry S. Singeltary Sr. P.O. Box 42 Bacliff, Texas USA 77518
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Wisconsin Firm Recalls Beef Tongues That Contain Prohibited Materials SRM WASHINGTON, October 17, 2009
Wisconsin Firm Recalls Beef Tongues That Contain Prohibited Materials
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-055-2009 HEALTH RISK: LOW
Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Bryn Burkard
WASHINGTON, October 17, 2009 - Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, a Milwaukee, Wisc., establishment is recalling approximately 5,522 pounds of beef tongues that may not have had the tonsils completely removed, which is not compliant with regulations that require the removal of tonsils from cattle of all ages, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Tonsils are considered a specified risk material (SRM) and must be removed from cattle of all ages in accordance with FSIS regulations. SRMs are tissues that are known to contain the infective agent in cattle infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), as well as materials that are closely associated with these potentially infective tissues. Therefore, FSIS prohibits SRMs from use as human food to minimize potential human exposure to the BSE agent.
The following product are subject to recall
"Various weight cases of "BEEF TONGUE #1 White." Each case bears the establishment number "EST. 17690" on the product label.
The beef tongue products were produced between the dates of October 12, 2009 and October 14, 2009, and were shipped to distribution centers in Illinois for further sale.
The problem was discovered during FSIS inspection activities at the establishment. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers (including restaurants) of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.
Consumer questions regarding the recall should be directed to the company's Consumer Hotline at 1-877-435-4071; media inquiries should be directed to Mark Klein, Corporate Affairs Director, at (952) 742-6211.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. #
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_055_2009_Release/index.asp
SEE TONSIL REMOVAL ;
http://origin-www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/How_To_Comply_SRM.pdf
http://origin-www.fsis.usda.gov/PPT/How_To_Comply_SRM.ppt
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PPT/Beef_Market_Head_SRM.ppt
http://www.reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/203875.html
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Consumption of beef tongue: Human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of new research findings
Consumption of beef tongue: Human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of new research findings - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards
Question number: EFSA-Q-2007-110
Adopted date: 17/04/2008
Summary
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej700_bovine_tongue_summary_en.pdf
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej700_bovine_tongue_summary_en.pdf?ssbinary=true
Opinion
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej700_bovine_tongue_rev2_en,1.pdf?ssbinary=true
Summary
Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of the findings included in a scientific article recently published on the consumption of beef tongue and the risk for public health.
This scientific article describes the distribution of lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue and the location of bovine lingual tonsil. In addition, it concludes that the method currently prescribed for harvesting bovine tongues in slaughterhouses is not appropriate for removing all specified risk material (SRM) and proposes an alternative harvesting method.
EFSA was requested (i) to evaluate the design of the study and its scientific validity in relation to the distribution of lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue and (ii) to evaluate the conclusions and recommendations of the study in relation to BSE risk from bovine tonsil following the harvesting method currently prescribed by EU legislation compared to the alternative one proposed in the study.
The BIOHAZ Panel reviewed the scientific article and concluded that the study further confirms and extends observations that the lingual tonsil at the base of the tongue may not be entirely eliminated when harvesting tongues by means of the method currently prescribed.
In reply to the second request, the BIOHAZ Panel assessed different parameters in order to quantify the human exposure risk to BSE from bovine tonsil associated with the consumption of bovine tongue. It was concluded that, overall, the level of infectivity in bovine tonsil is low. This, together with the declining and overall low BSE prevalence and the current policy on SRM removal, suggests a very low, if not negligible, human BSE exposure risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue harvested as currently prescribed by EU legislation. The BIOHAZ Panel further concluded that currently there are not sufficient quantitative data available allowing a comparison of the human BSE exposure risk reduction achieved by the alternative tongue harvesting method proposed by the study in comparison to the harvesting method currently prescribed. However, it is likely that the proposed method would only provide a marginal reduction in the risk from bovine tonsil compared to the one currently prescribed.
Following to this, the BIOHAZ Panel made a series of recommendations on the topics that might be addressed in future studies on the subject.
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178704312961.htm
Annex 1
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/annex_1_bovine_tongue_translation.pdf
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Nebraska Firm Recalls Beef Tongues That Contain Prohibited Materials SRM WASHINGTON, Oct 15, 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/10/nebraska-firm-recalls-beef-tongues-that.html
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Consumption of beef tongue: Human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of new research findings
http://cjdmadcowbaseoct2007.blogspot.com/2008/04/consumption-of-beef-tongue-human-bse.html
SRM MAD COW RECALL 406 THOUSAND POUNDS CATTLE HEADS WITH TONSILS KANSAS
http://cjdmadcowbaseoct2007.blogspot.com/2008/04/srm-mad-cow-recall-406-thousand-pounds.html
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Texas Firm Recalls Cattle Heads That Contain Prohibited Materials
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/06/texas-firm-recalls-cattle-heads-that.html
2006 was a banner year too for mad cow protein. those were just one of many ;
Specified Risk Materials
http://madcowspontaneousnot.blogspot.com/2008/02/specified-risk-materials-srm.html
10,000,000+ LBS. of PROHIBITED BANNED MAD COW FEED I.E. BLOOD LACED MBM IN COMMERCE USA 2007
Date: March 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm PST
RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: VETERINARY MEDICINES -- CLASS II
___________________________________
PRODUCT
Bulk cattle feed made with recalled Darling's 85% Blood Meal, Flash Dried, Recall # V-024-2007
CODE
Cattle feed delivered between 01/12/2007 and 01/26/2007
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Pfeiffer, Arno, Inc, Greenbush, WI. by conversation on February 5, 2007.
Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON
Blood meal used to make cattle feed was recalled because it was cross- contaminated with prohibited bovine meat and bone meal that had been manufactured on common equipment and labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
42,090 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
WI
___________________________________
PRODUCT
Custom dairy premix products: MNM ALL PURPOSE Pellet, HILLSIDE/CDL Prot- Buffer Meal, LEE, M.-CLOSE UP PX Pellet, HIGH DESERT/ GHC LACT Meal, TATARKA, M CUST PROT Meal, SUNRIDGE/CDL PROTEIN Blend, LOURENZO, K PVM DAIRY Meal, DOUBLE B DAIRY/GHC LAC Mineral, WEST PIONT/GHC CLOSEUP Mineral, WEST POINT/GHC LACT Meal, JENKS, J/COMPASS PROTEIN Meal, COPPINI - 8# SPECIAL DAIRY Mix, GULICK, L-LACT Meal (Bulk), TRIPLE J - PROTEIN/LACTATION, ROCK CREEK/GHC MILK Mineral, BETTENCOURT/GHC S.SIDE MK-MN, BETTENCOURT #1/GHC MILK MINR, V&C DAIRY/GHC LACT Meal, VEENSTRA, F/GHC LACT Meal, SMUTNY, A- BYPASS ML W/SMARTA, Recall # V-025-2007
CODE
The firm does not utilize a code - only shipping documentation with commodity and weights identified.
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Rangen, Inc, Buhl, ID, by letters on February 13 and 14, 2007. Firm initiated recall is complete.
REASON
Products manufactured from bulk feed containing blood meal that was cross contaminated with prohibited meat and bone meal and the labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
9,997,976 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
ID and NV
END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR MARCH 21, 2007
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2007/ENF00996.html
NEW URL
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/2007/ucm120446.htm
Thursday, March 19, 2009
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF MAD COW FEED IN COMMERCE USA WITH ONGOING 12 YEARS OF DENIAL NOW, WHY IN THE WORLD DO WE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE $$$
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/03/millions-and-millions-of-pounds-of-mad.html
Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress FY 2007 - 2nd Half
Two Texas Companies Sentenced and Fined for Misbranding Meat Products In April 2007, two closely held and related Texas companies pled guilty in Federal court and were sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay $10,250 in fines for misbranding meat products. One of the companies sold adulterated meat products to a retail store in New Mexico. Additionally, portions of the invoices failed to properly and consistently identify the meat products as being from cattle more than 30 months old at time of slaughter. This information is required to be disclosed because of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") concerns. No adulterated meat reached consumers.
http://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/sarc071212.pdf
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
CVM Annual Report Fiscal Year 2008: October 1, 2007-September 30, 2008
PUTTING LIPSTICK ON A PIG AND TAKING HER TO A DANCE...TSS
BSE Feed Rule Enforcement: A Decade of Success OFF TO A FAST START
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2009/10/cvm-annual-report-fiscal-year-2008.html
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/06/texas-firm-recalls-cattle-heads-that.html
Sunday, May 17, 2009
WHO WILL WATCH THE CHILDREN ? SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FROM DOWNER CATTLE UPDATE
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/05/who-will-watch-children.html
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/
Sunday, September 6, 2009
MAD COW USA 1997 SECRET VIDEO
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2009/09/mad-cow-usa-1997-video.html
U.S.A. HIDING MAD COW DISEASE VICTIMS AS SPORADIC CJD ? see video at bottom
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/07/usa-hiding-mad-cow-disease-victims-as.html
DAMNING TESTIMONY FROM STANLEY PRUSINER THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER ON PRIONS SPEAKING ABOUT ANN VENEMAN see video
http://maddeer.org/video/embedded/prusinerclip.html
2009 UPDATE ON ALABAMA AND TEXAS MAD COWS 2005 and 2006
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2006/08/bse-atypical-texas-and-alabama-update.html
please read and understand this. the UKBSEnvCJD only theory was bogus.
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/08/characteristics-of-established-and.html
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Nebraska Firm Recalls Beef Tongues That Contain Prohibited Materials SRM WASHINGTON, Oct 15, 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/10/nebraska-firm-recalls-beef-tongues-that.html
TSS
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-055-2009 HEALTH RISK: LOW
Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Bryn Burkard
WASHINGTON, October 17, 2009 - Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, a Milwaukee, Wisc., establishment is recalling approximately 5,522 pounds of beef tongues that may not have had the tonsils completely removed, which is not compliant with regulations that require the removal of tonsils from cattle of all ages, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Tonsils are considered a specified risk material (SRM) and must be removed from cattle of all ages in accordance with FSIS regulations. SRMs are tissues that are known to contain the infective agent in cattle infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), as well as materials that are closely associated with these potentially infective tissues. Therefore, FSIS prohibits SRMs from use as human food to minimize potential human exposure to the BSE agent.
The following product are subject to recall
"Various weight cases of "BEEF TONGUE #1 White." Each case bears the establishment number "EST. 17690" on the product label.
The beef tongue products were produced between the dates of October 12, 2009 and October 14, 2009, and were shipped to distribution centers in Illinois for further sale.
The problem was discovered during FSIS inspection activities at the establishment. FSIS routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers (including restaurants) of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers.
Consumer questions regarding the recall should be directed to the company's Consumer Hotline at 1-877-435-4071; media inquiries should be directed to Mark Klein, Corporate Affairs Director, at (952) 742-6211.
Consumers with food safety questions can "Ask Karen," the FSIS virtual representative available 24 hours a day at AskKaren.gov. The toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674-6854) is available in English and Spanish and can be reached from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) Monday through Friday. Recorded food safety messages are available 24 hours a day. #
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_055_2009_Release/index.asp
SEE TONSIL REMOVAL ;
http://origin-www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/How_To_Comply_SRM.pdf
http://origin-www.fsis.usda.gov/PPT/How_To_Comply_SRM.ppt
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PPT/Beef_Market_Head_SRM.ppt
http://www.reeis.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/203875.html
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Consumption of beef tongue: Human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of new research findings
Consumption of beef tongue: Human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of new research findings - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards
Question number: EFSA-Q-2007-110
Adopted date: 17/04/2008
Summary
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej700_bovine_tongue_summary_en.pdf
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej700_bovine_tongue_summary_en.pdf?ssbinary=true
Opinion
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/cs/BlobServer/Scientific_Opinion/biohaz_op_ej700_bovine_tongue_rev2_en,1.pdf?ssbinary=true
Summary
Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of the findings included in a scientific article recently published on the consumption of beef tongue and the risk for public health.
This scientific article describes the distribution of lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue and the location of bovine lingual tonsil. In addition, it concludes that the method currently prescribed for harvesting bovine tongues in slaughterhouses is not appropriate for removing all specified risk material (SRM) and proposes an alternative harvesting method.
EFSA was requested (i) to evaluate the design of the study and its scientific validity in relation to the distribution of lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue and (ii) to evaluate the conclusions and recommendations of the study in relation to BSE risk from bovine tonsil following the harvesting method currently prescribed by EU legislation compared to the alternative one proposed in the study.
The BIOHAZ Panel reviewed the scientific article and concluded that the study further confirms and extends observations that the lingual tonsil at the base of the tongue may not be entirely eliminated when harvesting tongues by means of the method currently prescribed.
In reply to the second request, the BIOHAZ Panel assessed different parameters in order to quantify the human exposure risk to BSE from bovine tonsil associated with the consumption of bovine tongue. It was concluded that, overall, the level of infectivity in bovine tonsil is low. This, together with the declining and overall low BSE prevalence and the current policy on SRM removal, suggests a very low, if not negligible, human BSE exposure risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue harvested as currently prescribed by EU legislation. The BIOHAZ Panel further concluded that currently there are not sufficient quantitative data available allowing a comparison of the human BSE exposure risk reduction achieved by the alternative tongue harvesting method proposed by the study in comparison to the harvesting method currently prescribed. However, it is likely that the proposed method would only provide a marginal reduction in the risk from bovine tonsil compared to the one currently prescribed.
Following to this, the BIOHAZ Panel made a series of recommendations on the topics that might be addressed in future studies on the subject.
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178704312961.htm
Annex 1
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/Scientific_Opinion/annex_1_bovine_tongue_translation.pdf
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Nebraska Firm Recalls Beef Tongues That Contain Prohibited Materials SRM WASHINGTON, Oct 15, 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/10/nebraska-firm-recalls-beef-tongues-that.html
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Consumption of beef tongue: Human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of new research findings
http://cjdmadcowbaseoct2007.blogspot.com/2008/04/consumption-of-beef-tongue-human-bse.html
SRM MAD COW RECALL 406 THOUSAND POUNDS CATTLE HEADS WITH TONSILS KANSAS
http://cjdmadcowbaseoct2007.blogspot.com/2008/04/srm-mad-cow-recall-406-thousand-pounds.html
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Texas Firm Recalls Cattle Heads That Contain Prohibited Materials
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/06/texas-firm-recalls-cattle-heads-that.html
2006 was a banner year too for mad cow protein. those were just one of many ;
Specified Risk Materials
http://madcowspontaneousnot.blogspot.com/2008/02/specified-risk-materials-srm.html
10,000,000+ LBS. of PROHIBITED BANNED MAD COW FEED I.E. BLOOD LACED MBM IN COMMERCE USA 2007
Date: March 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm PST
RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: VETERINARY MEDICINES -- CLASS II
___________________________________
PRODUCT
Bulk cattle feed made with recalled Darling's 85% Blood Meal, Flash Dried, Recall # V-024-2007
CODE
Cattle feed delivered between 01/12/2007 and 01/26/2007
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Pfeiffer, Arno, Inc, Greenbush, WI. by conversation on February 5, 2007.
Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON
Blood meal used to make cattle feed was recalled because it was cross- contaminated with prohibited bovine meat and bone meal that had been manufactured on common equipment and labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
42,090 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
WI
___________________________________
PRODUCT
Custom dairy premix products: MNM ALL PURPOSE Pellet, HILLSIDE/CDL Prot- Buffer Meal, LEE, M.-CLOSE UP PX Pellet, HIGH DESERT/ GHC LACT Meal, TATARKA, M CUST PROT Meal, SUNRIDGE/CDL PROTEIN Blend, LOURENZO, K PVM DAIRY Meal, DOUBLE B DAIRY/GHC LAC Mineral, WEST PIONT/GHC CLOSEUP Mineral, WEST POINT/GHC LACT Meal, JENKS, J/COMPASS PROTEIN Meal, COPPINI - 8# SPECIAL DAIRY Mix, GULICK, L-LACT Meal (Bulk), TRIPLE J - PROTEIN/LACTATION, ROCK CREEK/GHC MILK Mineral, BETTENCOURT/GHC S.SIDE MK-MN, BETTENCOURT #1/GHC MILK MINR, V&C DAIRY/GHC LACT Meal, VEENSTRA, F/GHC LACT Meal, SMUTNY, A- BYPASS ML W/SMARTA, Recall # V-025-2007
CODE
The firm does not utilize a code - only shipping documentation with commodity and weights identified.
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Rangen, Inc, Buhl, ID, by letters on February 13 and 14, 2007. Firm initiated recall is complete.
REASON
Products manufactured from bulk feed containing blood meal that was cross contaminated with prohibited meat and bone meal and the labeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE
9,997,976 lbs.
DISTRIBUTION
ID and NV
END OF ENFORCEMENT REPORT FOR MARCH 21, 2007
http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2007/ENF00996.html
NEW URL
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/EnforcementReports/2007/ucm120446.htm
Thursday, March 19, 2009
MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF MAD COW FEED IN COMMERCE USA WITH ONGOING 12 YEARS OF DENIAL NOW, WHY IN THE WORLD DO WE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE $$$
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/03/millions-and-millions-of-pounds-of-mad.html
Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress FY 2007 - 2nd Half
Two Texas Companies Sentenced and Fined for Misbranding Meat Products In April 2007, two closely held and related Texas companies pled guilty in Federal court and were sentenced to 12 months of probation and ordered to pay $10,250 in fines for misbranding meat products. One of the companies sold adulterated meat products to a retail store in New Mexico. Additionally, portions of the invoices failed to properly and consistently identify the meat products as being from cattle more than 30 months old at time of slaughter. This information is required to be disclosed because of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, or "mad cow disease") concerns. No adulterated meat reached consumers.
http://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/sarc071212.pdf
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/08/foia-request-feed-recall-2009-product.html
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/09/foia-request-on-feed-recall-product.html
CVM Annual Report Fiscal Year 2008: October 1, 2007-September 30, 2008
PUTTING LIPSTICK ON A PIG AND TAKING HER TO A DANCE...TSS
BSE Feed Rule Enforcement: A Decade of Success OFF TO A FAST START
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2009/10/cvm-annual-report-fiscal-year-2008.html
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/06/texas-firm-recalls-cattle-heads-that.html
Sunday, May 17, 2009
WHO WILL WATCH THE CHILDREN ? SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM FROM DOWNER CATTLE UPDATE
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/2009/05/who-will-watch-children.html
http://downercattle.blogspot.com/
Sunday, September 6, 2009
MAD COW USA 1997 SECRET VIDEO
http://madcowusda.blogspot.com/2009/09/mad-cow-usa-1997-video.html
U.S.A. HIDING MAD COW DISEASE VICTIMS AS SPORADIC CJD ? see video at bottom
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/07/usa-hiding-mad-cow-disease-victims-as.html
DAMNING TESTIMONY FROM STANLEY PRUSINER THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER ON PRIONS SPEAKING ABOUT ANN VENEMAN see video
http://maddeer.org/video/embedded/prusinerclip.html
2009 UPDATE ON ALABAMA AND TEXAS MAD COWS 2005 and 2006
http://bse-atypical.blogspot.com/2006/08/bse-atypical-texas-and-alabama-update.html
please read and understand this. the UKBSEnvCJD only theory was bogus.
http://creutzfeldt-jakob-disease.blogspot.com/2009/08/characteristics-of-established-and.html
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Nebraska Firm Recalls Beef Tongues That Contain Prohibited Materials SRM WASHINGTON, Oct 15, 2009
http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2009/10/nebraska-firm-recalls-beef-tongues-that.html
TSS
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