/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůdƌĂĚĞŽŶƚŝŶƵĞĚĨƌŽŵƉĂŐĞϰϮ
,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ǁŚĞŶ ƚŚĞ ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ǁĂƐ ƌĞůĞĂƐĞĚ͕
despite some improvement, they had not accepted key points
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĂŶŝŵĂůƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐƐĞĐƚŽƌ͘KĨĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝƐd,^ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ
the proposal will go to the OIE general session for a vote this
May, shortening the deadline for discussion and changes. For
ƚŚŝƐƌĞĂƐŽŶ͕tZKŽĸĐŝĂůůLJƌĞƋƵĞƐƚĞĚ͕ĂŶĚǁĂƐŐƌĂŶƚĞĚ͕ĂǀŝƌƚƵĂů
ŵĞĞƟŶŐǁŝƚŚd,^͘
KŶ:ĂŶ͘ϭϲ͕ĂǀŝƌƚƵĂůŵĞĞƟŶŐǁŝƚŚK/ƚŽŽŬƉůĂĐĞǁŚĞƌĞ
/ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚtZKĂƐƉƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ͕ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌǁŝƚŚ͗DĂƌƟŶůŵ
;'ĞƌŵĂŶLJͿ͕ĂǀŝĚDĞĞŬĞƌĂŶĚŽLJůĞ>ĞĞĨĞƌƐ;h͘^͘Ϳ͕&ĞƌŶĂŶĚŽ
DĞŶĚŝnjĂďĂů ĂŶĚ :ŽĂƋƵŝŵ ĞŐĂĚŝůůŽ ;DĞdžŝĐŽͿ͕ ĂŵŝĂŶ
ǀĂŶƐ ;ƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂͿ͕ >ĂƌƐ <ƌĂƵƐĞͲ<ũčƌ ;ĞŶŵĂƌŬͿ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĂŚĂŵ
ůĂƌŬĞ;ĂŶĂĚĂͿ͕ĂůůƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐĂƐtZKĂŶĚŽŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞŝƌ
ŶĂƟŽŶĂůĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ͘
KŶďĞŚĂůĨŽĨK/ǁĞƌĞƌ͘DŽŶƚƐĞƌƌĂƚƌƌŽLJŽ<ƵƌŝďƌĞŹĂ͕
ĚĞƉƵƚLJĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŐĞŶĞƌĂůŽĨŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĂŶĚƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ
ĂŶĚƌ͘'ŝůůŝĂŶDLJůƌĞĂ͕ŚĞĂĚŽĨƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͕
ĂĐĐŽŵƉĂŶŝĞĚ ďLJ ƌƐ͘ &ƌĂŶĐŝƐĐŽ ͛ůĞƐƐŝŽ ĂŶĚ zƵŬŝƚĂŬĞ
KŬĂŵƵƌĂĨƌŽŵd,^͘ŌĞƌĂůŵŽƐƚƚǁŽŚŽƵƌƐ͕tZKǁĂƐĂďůĞ
ƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂůůƚŚĞƉŽŝŶƚƐŽŶǁŚŝĐŚǁĞƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJďĞůŝĞǀĞĐŽƵůĚ
ŚĂǀĞĂŶĞŐĂƟǀĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐĐĂƩůĞďLJͲƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐŝŶĂůů
ĞdžƉŽƌƟŶŐĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͘
DĂŝŶŚĂŶŐĞWƌŽƉŽƐĞĚďLJd,^ZĞŐĂƌĚŝŶŐ^
d,^ ŝƐ ƉƌŽƉŽƐŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌ ŶĞŐůŝŐŝďůĞ ƌŝƐŬ
ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ;EZͿďLJĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐĂ͞ŶĞǁĨĞĞĚͲďĂŶŶĞĚƐƉĞĐŝĮĞĚ
ƌŝƐŬŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͕Žƌ^ZD͕͟ƚŽƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƚƌĂĚĞ͘dŚĞŵĂŝŶ
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚƌƵůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƌƵůĞ
ĨŽƌEZƐĂƌĞŝŶƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚĂďůĞ͗
If this proposal is accepted as is, even a country with
ŶĞŐůŝŐŝďůĞƌŝƐŬǁŽƵůĚŚĂǀĞƚŽďĞĨƌĞĞŽĨƚŚŝƐŶĞǁůŝƐƚŽĨ^ZD
ƚŽ ďĞ ĂůůŽǁĞĚ ƚŽ ƚƌĂĚĞ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌĞŶĚĞƌĞĚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͘ dŚŝƐ ŶĞǁ
ůŝƐƚ ŝƐ ŶŽƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ K/ ŽĚĞƐ ŶŽƌ ŝŶ ĂŶLJ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ ůĞŐŝƐůĂƟŽŶ
ǁŝƚŚŶĞŐůŝŐŝďůĞƌŝƐŬtZKŝƐĂǁĂƌĞŽĨ͘dŚŝƐĐŚĂŶŐĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶ
ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĚƵĞƚŽƚǁŽd,^ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚtZKƚƌŝĞĚ
ƚŽƚĂĐŬůĞĂƚƚŚŝƐŵĞĞƟŶŐ͗
1. That the term “BSE agents” in the proposed chapter will
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƉƌŝŽŶƐĨƌŽŵĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂů^ĂŶĚďŽƚŚĂƚLJƉŝĐĂů;>ĂŶĚ,Ϳ
^͘dŚĞ^Ě,ŽĐ'ƌŽƵƉŽĨd,^ŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐĂ
ƚŚĞŽƌĞƟĐĂůĂŵƉůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶƌŝƐŬŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽĂƚLJƉŝĐĂůƉƌŝŽŶƐ͕
ŝŶƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƚŚĞ͞>͟^ƚLJƉĞďLJŽƌĂůĞdžƉŽƐƵƌĞ;ĨĞĞĚŝŶŐͿ
ŽĨƚŚĞĐĂƩůĞ͘ƵƚtZKĚŝƐĂŐƌĞĞƐǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚŐƌŽƵŶĚĞĚŝƚƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞK/ͲďĂƐĞĚƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĂŶĚ
ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJĚĂƚĂƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞǀŝƌƚƵĂůŵĞĞƟŶŐ͗
ͻĂƩůĞǁĞƌĞĐŽŵŵŽŶůLJĨĞĚƌƵŵŝŶĂŶƚƉƌŽƚĞŝŶĨŽƌĚĞĐĂĚĞƐ
ďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞ^ĐƌŝƐŝƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚůŝŬĞůLJĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚĂƚLJƉŝĐĂů
ƉƌŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ^͕ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŝŽŶ ĂŵƉůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ ĚŝĚ ŶŽƚ ĞǀĞŶ
ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĂŐĞŽĨĐĂƩůĞĂƚƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌǁĂƐŽůĚĞƌ
than today and no removal of SRM was performed.
tĞĚŽŶŽƚŬŶŽǁŽĨĂŶLJĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƚŚĂƚƚĂŬĞƐƉƌĞǀĞŶƟǀĞ
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂůůLJĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĨŽƌĂƚLJƉŝĐĂů^͘
ͻtZKŝƐŶŽƚĂǁĂƌĞŽĨĂŶLJĞƉŝĚĞŵŝŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĮĞůĚƐƚƵĚLJ
on atypical BSE amplification, nor did the report
ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚďLJ'ŵĞŶƟŽŶĂŶLJƐƚƵĚLJŝŶƚŚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚ͘
ͻ ǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ƐĐŝĞŶƚŝĨŝĐ ĂƌƚŝĐůĞ͕ ǁŚŝĐŚ ƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ
an atypical BSE prion inoculation challenge test,
stated that “our results suggest that the risk of oral
ƚƌĂŶƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨ>Ͳ^ĂŵŽŶŐĐĂƩůĞŵĂLJďĞǀĞƌLJůŽǁ
… the only case of transmission occurred in a cow that
ŚĂĚďĞĞŶŝŶŽĐƵůĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂŚŝŐŚĚŽƐĞŽĨ>Ͳ^ͲŝŶĨĞĐƚĞĚ
ďƌĂŝŶŚŽŵŽŐĞŶĂƚĞ͟;KŬĂĚĂĞƚĂů͕ϮϬϭϳͿ͘
ͻdŚĞ ƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŚĂƐ Ă ŚŝŐŚ ĚŝůƵƟŽŶ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů
ʹĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĮŶĚŝŶŐƐŽĨKŬĂĚĂĞƚĂů͕ϮϬϭϳ͕tZK
ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĞĚǁŚLJ'ĚŝĚŶŽƚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞƌĞŶĚĞƌŝŶŐ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨŵĞĂůƐĂŶĚĨĂƚƐĂƐĂǀĂůŝĚƚŽŽůĨŽƌŵŝƟŐĂƟŶŐ
ƌŝƐŬŽĨĂŵƉůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƉƌŝŽŶƐŽĨ^>ͲĂƚLJƉŝĐĂů͘
ͻDŽƐƚĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ǁŚĞŶĂĚŽƉƟŶŐĐůĂƐƐŝĐĂů^ĐŽŶƚƌŽů
ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ;ĨĞĞĚ ďĂŶ͕ ĂŶƚĞͲŵŽƌƚĞŵ ĞdžĂŵŝŶĂƚŝŽŶ͕
ƐƵƌǀĞŝůůĂŶĐĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ƌĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨƚŚĞďƌĂŝŶĂŶĚƐƉŝŶĂůĐŽƌĚ
ĂƚƐůĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ͕ĂŵŽŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƐͿ͕ǁŝůůĞdžƉŽŶĞŶƟĂůůLJƌĞĚƵĐĞƚŚĞ
ƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŚĂƚĐĂƩůĞǁŝůůďĞĞdžƉŽƐĞĚƚŽĂĚŽƐĞĐĂƉĂďůĞ
ŽĨĐŽŶƚĂŵŝŶĂƟŶŐĐĂƩůĞǁŝƚŚĂƚLJƉŝĐĂů>Ͳ^ƉƌŝŽŶ͘
• The fact is, at that moment, no cases of atypical BSE
ĂŵƉůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ͘
tZKŚŽƉĞƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞĚƚŽK/ƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚĂƟǀĞ
ĞǀŝĚĞŶĐĞŝƐĐůĞĂƌŝŶĞŶĚŽƌƐŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐK/ƌƵůĞƐĂƌĞ
ŚŝŐŚůLJ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ŝŶ ŵŝƟŐĂƟŶŐ ĂŶ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ ƌŝƐŬ ŽĨ ĂƚLJƉŝĐĂů ^
ƉƌŝŽŶ ĂŵƉůŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ ŝƚ ŚĂƐ ŶĞǀĞƌ ŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ͕
ĐŽŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƐĂƌĞŶŽƚũƵƐƟĮĞĚ͘
Ϯ͘^ŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁůLJ ďĂŶŶĞĚ ^ZD ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐ ĨŽƌ
ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƚƌĂĚĞĂƌĞĐůĂƐƐŝĮĞĚĂƐĨŽŽĚŐƌĂĚĞ͘
'ŝƐƉƌŽƉŽƐŝŶŐĂŶŝŵĂůƉƌŽƚĞŝŶŵĞĂůĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƌƵŵŝŶĂŶƚ
ďLJͲƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨĞƌƟůŝnjĞƌƐ͕ĐŽƐŵĞƟĐƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŐŽŽĚƐ͕
ƐŚŽƵůĚŶŽƚďĞƚƌĂĚĞĚ͘ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĞĞƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞK/͕
tZKƌĞƉŽƌƚĞĚ͗
ͻ&ƌŽŵϮϬϭϬƚŽϮϬϮϬ͕ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϮϴ͘ϴďŝůůŝŽŶŬŝůŽŐƌĂŵƐŽĨ
ƚĞƌƌĞƐƚƌŝĂůĂŶŝŵĂůŵĞĂůƐĂŶĚϭϲ͘ϲďŝůůŝŽŶŬŝůŽŐƌĂŵƐŽĨƚĂůůŽǁ
ǁĞƌĞƐŽůĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůůLJ;ƐĞĞŐƌĂƉŚŝĐͿ͘:ƵƐƚĨŽƌƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ͕
ƚŚĞŶĞĂƌůLJϮϵƚƌŝůůŝŽŶŬŝůŽŐƌĂŵƐŽĨůĂŶĚĂŶŝŵĂůŵĞĂůƐ
ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐĂďŽƵƚϭϬйŵŽƌĞƉƌŽƚĞŝŶƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚ
ƐŽLJďĞĂŶͲŵĞĂůĞdžƉŽƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞh͘^͘ĂŶĚƌĂnjŝůŝŶϮϬϮϬ͘
• All traded rendered products now in full compliance
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐdĞƌƌĞƐƚƌŝĂůŶŝŵĂů,ĞĂůƚŚŽĚĞǁŽƵůĚ
ďĞ ƵŶůŝŬĞůLJ ƚŽ ĐŽŵƉůLJ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ͞ŶĞǁ ĨĞĞĚͲďĂŶŶĞĚ
^ZD͟ůŝƐƚĨŽƌŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƚƌĂĚĞƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚďLJ'͘
ͻƐƐƵŵƉƟŽŶƐŵĂĚĞďLJ'ŝŶůĂƐƚ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌ͛ƐƌĞƉŽƌƚ
ĂďŽƵƚĞdžƉŽƌƚĐĞƌƟĮĐĂƚĞƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞƚƌƵĞĨŽƌĞĚŝďůĞ
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