date:Apr 28, 2012
A spokesperson for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said:The United States has in place all of the elements of a system that OIE[World Organisation for Animal Health]has determined ensures that beef and beef products are safe for human consumption: a mammalian feed ban, removal of specified risk materials, and vigorous surveillance. Consequently, this detection should not affect US trade.
Of all major US trade partners, only two South Korean retailers and Indonesia have thus far suspended