|
||||||||||||||||||
 |
From: TSS ()
[Federal Register: July 9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 132)] [Notices] [Page 39316-39318] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr09jy08-69] [[Page 39316]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2008-N-0369] Ruminant Feed Ban Support Project; Availability of Cooperative Agreements Under a Limited Competition; Request for Applications: RFA- FD-08-008; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.449 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Division of Federal-State Relations (DFSR) in coordination with the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), is announcing the availability of cooperative agreements funding to further enhance the infrastructure of State, territorial, and tribal animal feed safety and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) prevention programs. These cooperative agreements are intended to fund additional personnel, equipment, supplies, and training support activities related to the FDA ruminant feed ban (referred to as the BSE/ruminant feed ban), in State, territory, and tribal governments. FDA anticipates providing approximately $1 million in direct plus indirect costs in support of this program in fiscal year (FY) 2008. It is anticipated that four awards will be made for up to $250,000 per award per year for up to 2 years. DATES: The application receipt date is August 8, 2008. ADDRESSES: Applications may be submitted on or after the opening date and must be successfully received by http://www.grants.gov\1\ no later than 5 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization) on the application submission/receipt date. If an application is not submitted by the receipt date and time, the application may be delayed in the review process or not reviewed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ FDA has verified the non-FDA Web site addresses throughout this document, but we are not responsible for any subsequent changes to the Web sites after this document publishes in the Federal Register. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The required application, SF-424, can be completed and submitted online. The package should be labeled ``Response to RFA-FDA-08-008''. If you experience technical difficulties with your online submission you should contact Marc Pitts by telephone at 301-827-7162 or by e-mail at marc.pitts@fda.hhs.gov. Paper applications will not be accepted. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regarding the administrative and financial management aspects of this notice: Marc Pitts, Office of Acquisitions and Grants Management, Food and Drug Administration (HFA-500), 5630 Fishers Lane, suite 2104, Rockville MD 20857 (see also ADDRESSES). Regarding the programmatic aspects of this notice:Jennifer Gabb, Division of Federal-State Relations (DFSR), Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration (HFC- 150), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rm. 12- 07, Rockville, MD 20857, 301- 827- 2899, e-mail: jennifer.gabb@fda.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction Under these cooperative agreements, the State, territory, and tribal governments would enhance their feed/BSE safety programs to increase the ability to locate and visit firms involved in the manufacture, distribution, and transportation of animal feed and operations feeding ruminant animals in their jurisdiction, to verify compliance with the ruminant feed ban. Funds could be used to increase State, territory, and tribal personnel dedicated to conducting these inspections. Funds could be used for supplies, training, and laboratory equipment for feed sample testing using FDA validation methods. Funds could also be used to conduct outreach educational activities and materials as needed to further and enhance the industries knowledge and compliance with ruminant feed ban. The goal of enhancing their feed/BSE safety programs is to increase State, territory, and tribal inspections under section 702 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (act) (21 U.S.C. 372) of renderers, protein blenders, and feed mills that manufacture animal feeds and feed ingredients, and inspections of salvagers of food and feed, and transporters of animal feed and feed ingredients utilizing materials prohibited under the ruminant feed ban. Finally, the Feed Ban Support Project funds are intended to supplement, not replace, State funding for program improvement. The following are seven key project areas identified for this effort: (1) Hire and/or train State/territory/tribal personnel to conduct ruminant feed ban inspections. Training of State/territory/ tribal personnel may be accomplished through the ORA University, or the Association of American Feed Control Officials Annual Feed Seminar, or other training that meets State/territory/tribal and FDA requirements. New hires for this program must meet the State/territory/tribal agency's qualifications for feed inspections and sampling techniques; (2) hire and/or train laboratory personnel to verify that feed samples are free of materials prohibited under the ruminant feed ban. Laboratory analyses must utilize FDA accepted methodologies for detection of prohibited materials; (3) identify and inspect renderers, protein blenders, commercial animal feed manufacturers, feed salvagers, distributors (including retailers), transporters of animal feed and feed ingredients, on-farm animal feed mixers, and ruminant feeders within the State/territory/tribal jurisdiction that have not already been identified and/or inspected for compliance with the ruminant feed ban. These inspections would be conducted under section 702 of the act using and completing the FDA Ruminant Feed Ban Inspection Checklist and Ruminant Feed Ban Compliance Program to verify compliance with the BSE/ ruminant feed ban. These inspections would be conducted by officers and employees duly commissioned by FDA in accordance with section 702 of the act; (4 ) conduct surveillance sampling of renderers, protein blenders, and feed mills that manufacture with materials prohibited under the BSE/ruminant feed ban. Sample feeds formulated without prohibited material. A minimum of one sample from each facility would be obtained during the inspection and would be analyzed by the State/ territorial/tribal government for prohibited materials. This surveillance sampling would be conducted under section 702 of the act using and completing the FDA Ruminant Feed Ban Inspection Checklist and Ruminant Feed Ban Compliance Program to verify compliance with the BSE/ ruminant feed ban. This surveillance sampling would be conducted by officers and employees duly commissioned by FDA in accordance with section 702 of the act; (5) provide copies of all completed BSE/ Ruminant Feed Ban checklists and sample results as a part of the mid- year program progress report to the FDA Project officer or designated office, as well as provide completed checklists and sample results in accordance with section 702 of the act; (6) be able to identify and quantify improvements to the existing State/ territory/tribal BSE/ ruminant feed ban program or developing new programs (i.e., personnel hiring, personnel training, equipment upgrades, increase in inspections conducted) in the mid-year [[Page 39317]] report as a result of the cooperative agreement; (7) conduct outreach educational activities and materials as needed to further and enhance the industries knowledge and compliance with ruminant feed ban. Please visit http://www.grants.gov to view the full version of this Request for Applications (RFA). FDA urges applicants to read the full version RFA in its entirety prior to submitting application packets. The events of September 11, 2001, reinforced the need to enhance the security and safety of the U.S. food supply. Congress responded by passing the Bioterrorism Act which President Bush signed into law on June 12, 2002. The Bioterrorism Act is divided into the following five titles: (1) Title I-- National Preparedness for Bioterrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies; (2) Title II--Enhancing Controls on Dangerous Biological Agents and Toxins; (3) Title III--Protecting Safety and Security of Food and Drug Supply; (4) Title IV--Drinking Water Security and Safety; and (5) Title V--Additional Provisions Subtitle A of Title III--Protection of Food Supply, Section 311-- Grants to States for Inspections, amends the act by adding section 909 to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States, territories, and Indian tribes that undertake examinations, inspections, and investigations, and related activities under section 702 of the act. The grant funds are only available for the costs of conducting these examinations, inspections, investigations, and related activities. Toward these ends, ORA is offering these cooperative agreements to State/ territorial/tribal governments for them to develop, new or enhance the capability of, their existing BSE/ruminant feed ban programs and assist in an increased surveillance presence throughout the commercial feed channels to prevent the introduction or amplification of BSE in the United States. State/territorial/ tribal inspections are based on a determination of compliance of firms with the ``Animal Proteins Prohibited In Ruminant Feeds'' regulation, (21 CFR 589.2000), as well as any subsequent regulations and guidance applicable to the BSE/ruminant feed ban. This regulation is designed to prevent the establishment and amplification of BSE through animal feed, by prohibiting the use of certain proteins derived from mammalian tissue in the feeding of ruminant animals. The regulation affects renderers, protein blenders, commercial animal feed manufacturers, distributors (including retailers), transporters of animal feed and feed ingredients, on-farm animal feed mixers, and ruminant feeders. Based on the need to control the entry and spread of this disease, the agency has set a goal to assist in the development of new, or the enhancement of existing, State/territory/tribal BSE/ruminant feed ban programs to help meet compliance with the regulation. II. Project Goals, Definitions, and Examples The goal of FDA's ORA Cooperative Agreement Program is to enhance, complement, develop, and improve State/territory/tribal feed safety and surveillance programs. This will be accomplished through the provision of funding for additional equipment, supplies, funding for personnel, training in current FDA approved feed testing methodologies, participation in proficiency testing to establish additional reliable laboratory sample analysis capacity, and analysis of surveillance samples and State/territorial/tribal compliance inspections. This will also require extensive cooperation and coordination with FDA District Offices to minimize duplication of inspections. These cooperative agreements will be made to either fund the development of new State/territory/tribal BSE/Ruminant Feed Ban programs or to enhance existing State/territory/tribal BSE/ruminant feed ban programs for the funding of items such as: Supplies, lab equipment, surveillance, sample collection, personnel, for the provision of training in current inspectional and analytical methodology, for the analysis of feed and feed products, and BSE/ ruminant feed ban inspections. Successful applications will be selected for funding to ensure a broad geographic distribution of the program. Size of the existing or new State/territory/tribal program and number of facilities to be covered under the cooperative agreement will also be a determining factor. These cooperative agreements are not to fund licensed medicated feed or routine feed safety good manufacturing practices (GMP) inspections that are unrelated to the ruminant feed ban. These awards may be only used for the development of new State/ territory/tribal BSE/ruminant feed ban programs or to enhance and supplement existing State/ territory/tribal BSE/ruminant feed ban program funding. States with current BSE/ruminant feed ban contracts from FDA can maintain these contracts for BSE/ruminant feed ban inspections at the discretion of the State and FDA. However, the facilities and work covered under the contract cannot be counted towards fulfillment of the cooperative agreement and must remain distinct and separate from the cooperative agreement. III. Reporting Requirements A final Program Progress Report and a final Financial Status Report (FSR) (SF-269) are required within 90 days of the expiration date of the project period as noted on the Notice of Grant Award. In addition, the grantee must file an invention statement and disposition of equipment statement within 90 days after the end date of the project period as noted on the notice of the cooperative agreement award. An original and two copies of each report shall be submitted to Marc Pitts, Grants Management Office (see ''). The program progress report should include: (1) Status report on the installation and operational readiness of any analytical equipment that is purchased; (2) status report on the hiring and training of State/territorial/tribal laboratory personnel; (3) copies of the inspection report on the firms for which Ruminant Feed Ban Inspection checklists were completed including general assessment of compliance status; (4) summary report on the facility inventory that is maintained in the State/territory/ tribal government; (5) status report on the hiring and training of personnel to conduct the inspections; (6) report on feed sample descriptions and subsequent analytical results; (7) where the examinations, inspections, or investigations and related activities undertaken under section 702 of the act result in a State/territorial/ tribal enforcement action, a summary report of the follow up actions and final resolution of the findings; (8) summary of improvements (identify and quantify) in the overall State/territory/tribal BSE/ ruminant feed ban program resulting from the cooperative agreement; and (9) provide copies of all completed BSE/ruminant feed ban checklists and sample results as a part of the quarterly program progress report to the FDA Project officer or designated office. A Mid-Year Progress Report is also required no later than 90 days after the close of the budget period. The Mid-Year Progress Report should cover 6 months of activity including all criteria listed in the previous paragraph. Program monitoring of recipients will be conducted on an ongoing basis and written reports will be reviewed and evaluated at least semi- annually by the project officer. Project monitoring may also be in the form of telephone conversations between the project [[Page 39318]] officer/grants management specialist and the principal investigator. When multiple years are involved, awardees will be required to submit the PHS Non-Competing Grant Progress Report SF-424 (5161) application http://www.hhs.gov/forms/PHS-5161-1.pdfannually and financial statements as required in the DHHS Grants Policy Statement. Reports must be submitted 2 months prior to the next budget period start date. The Progress Report should include a report of the previous meeting supported by the current grant, as well as a full description of the next planned meeting. IV. Mechanism of Support A. Award Instrument This funding opportunity will use the Research Demonstration Cooperative Agreements (U18) award mechanisms. This funding opportunity uses just-in-time budget concepts. It also uses the nonmodular budget format. Applicants must complete and submit a detailed categorical budget the SF-424 application. These agreements will be subject to all applicable policies and requirements that govern the grant programs of PHS, including 45 CFR part 92 and the PHS Grants Policy Statement. Equipment purchased under this cooperative agreement is subject to the requirements of 45 CFR part 92.31, ``Real property.'' Applicants must adhere to the requirements of this Notice. Special Terms and Conditions regarding FDA regulatory requirements and adequate progress of the study may be part of the awards notice. PHS strongly encourages all cooperative agreement recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and to discourage the use of all tobacco products. This is consistent with the PHS mission to protect and advance the physical and mental health of the American people. B. Eligibility This cooperative agreement program is only available to State/ territory/tribal agency feed/BSE regulatory programs that undertake inspections and related activities under section 702 of the act and who are currently not funded under this cooperative agreement. C. Length of Support It is anticipated that FDA will fund these grants at a level requested but not exceeding $250,000 total direct plus indirect costs for the first year. An additional year (1) of support up to approximately $250,000 (direct plus indirect costs) per year will be available, depending upon fiscal year appropriations and successful performance. The length of support will also depend on the nature of the project. D. Funding Plan Federal funds are currently available from FDA for this program. However, continued funding of a noncompetitive segment is contingent upon satisfactory progress as determined annually by FDA procedures, the receipt of a noncompeting continuation application, final yearly report and the availability of Federal funds. An estimated amount of $1 million is available in FY 2008. The number of projects funded will depend on the quality of the applications received and is subject to availability of Federal funds to support the projects. V. Review Procedure and Criteria All applications submitted in response to this request for applications (RFA) will first be reviewed for responsiveness by grants management and program staff. Responsiveness is defined as submission of a complete application packet on or before the required submission date as listed in the previous paragraphs. If applications are found to be nonresponsive, they will be returned to the applicant without further consideration. Responsive applications will be reviewed and evaluated for scientific and technical merit by an ad hoc panel of experts. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact FDA to resolve any questions regarding criteria before the submission of their application. All technical or programmatic questions must be directed to the ORA program staff (see ADDRESSES). All administrative or financial questions must be directed to the Grants Management Staff (see ADDRESSES). VI. Submission Requirements FDA is accepting new applications for this program electronically via http:www.grants.gov (Grants.gov). To download the SF424 application forms for this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), link to ``Apply for Grants'' and follow the directions provided on that site. A one- time registration is required for institutions at Grants.gov, link to ``Get Registered.'' The application receipt date is July 30, 2008. Your organization will need to obtain a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number as part of the Grants.gov registration process. The DUNS number is a 9-digit identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities. Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge. The Dunn and Bradstreet number can be obtained by calling: 866-705-5711 or through the Web site at http://www.dnb.com/us/ . The applicant must also register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database in order to be able to submit the application. Information about the CCR is available at http:// www.ccr.gov or under the ``Organization Registration'' page of Grants.gov at:http://www.grants.gov/applicants/organization_ registration.jsp VII. Method of Application A. Submission Instructions The SF-424 (5161) application has several components. Some components are required, others are optional. The forms package associated with this FOA in Grants.gov (link to ``Apply for Grants '') includes all applicable components, required and optional. B. Format for Application A completed application in response to this FOA includes the data in the following components: The face page of the application should indicate ``Response to Ruminant Feed Ban Support Project RFA-FDA-08-008.'' For information that should be addressed in the application, please see the full version of this RFA at http://www.grants.gov. VIII. Legend Unless disclosure is required by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as amended (5 U.S.C. 552), as determined by the Freedom of Information (FOI) officials of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) or by a court, data contained in the portions of an application which have been specifically identified by page number, paragraph, etc., by the applicant as containing restricted and/or proprietary information shall not be used or disclosed except for evaluation purposes. Dated: July 2, 2008. Jeffrey Shuren, Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning. [FR Doc. E8-15561 Filed 7-8-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-S http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-15561.htm The events of September 11, 2001, reinforced the need to enhance the security and safety of the U.S. food supply. ================================================================ http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/wlcfm/recentfiles.cfm Tuesday, July 1, 2008 Missouri Firm Recalls Cattle Heads That Contain Prohibited Materials SRMs http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/07/missouri-firm-recalls-cattle-heads-that.html http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_021_2008_Release/index.asp Texas Firm Recalls Cattle Heads That Contain Prohibited MaterialsRecall Release CLASS II RECALL FSIS-RC-020-2008 HEALTH RISK: LOW http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_020_2008_Release/index.asp 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 Tuesday, May 27, 2008 FDA BSE/Ruminant Feed Inspections Firms Inventory Report Texas Legend Ranch OAI 05/10/2008 http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/05/fda-bseruminant-feed-inspections-firms.html In 2007, in one weekly enforcement report, the fda recalled 10,000,000+pounds of BANNED MAD COW FEED, 'in commerce', and i can tell you that mostof it was fed out ; 10,000,000+ LBS. of PROHIBITED BANNED MAD COW FEED I.E. MBM IN COMMERCE USA 2007 Date: March 21, 2007 at 2:27 pm PST REASON Blood meal used to make cattlefeed was recalled because it was cross-contaminated with prohibited bovinemeat and bone meal that had been manufactured on common equipment andlabeling did not bear cautionary BSE statement. VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 42,090 lbs. DISTRIBUTION WI REASON Products manufactured from bulk feed containing blood meal that wascross contaminated with prohibited meat and bone meal and the labeling didnot 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 2006 Subject: MAD COW FEED RECALL USA SEPT 6, 2006 1961.72 TONS IN COMMERCE AL,TN, AND WV Date: September 6, 2006 at 7:58 am PST snip... see listings and references of enormous amounts of banned mad cowprotein 'in commerce' in 2006 and 2005 ; see full text ; Friday, April 25, 2008 Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed [Docket No. 2002N-0273] (Formerly Docket No. 02N-0273) RIN 0910-AF46 http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/04/substances-prohibited-from-use-in.html SPECIFIED RISK MATERIALS SRMs http://madcowspontaneousnot.blogspot.com/2008/02/specified-risk-materials-srm.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 http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/ Docket Management Docket: 02N-0273 - Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Animal Proteins Prohibited in Ruminant Feed Comment Number: EC -10 Accepted - Volume 2 http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/03/Jan03/012403/8004be07.html http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/03/Jan03/012403/8004be09.html 01N-0423 Substances Prohibited from use in animal food/Feed Ruminant APE 5 National Renderers Association, Inc. Vol#: 2 APE 6 Animal Protein Producers Industry Vol#: 2 APE 7 Darling International Inc. Vol#: 2 EMC 1 Terry S. Singeltary Sr. Vol#: 3 http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dailys/01/Oct01/101501/101501.htm http://www.fsis.usda.gov/oa/topics/BSE_Peer_Review.pdf http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/2006-0011/2006-0011-1.pdf http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OPPDE/Comments/03-025IFA/03-025IFA-2.pdf ON THE OTHER HAND, i tried to warn them about biological AND OR PRIONIC 'suitcase bombs' in 2002 ; Subject: Docket No: 02-088-1 RE-Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; Title: Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002; http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=fr13de02-15.pdf Greetings, i would like to kindly submit to this docket and warn of please be warned; Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 08:42:56 -0800 Change in Disease Status of Greece With Regard to Foot-and-Mouth [Federal Register: March 21, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 55)] snip... Under Sec. 94.11, meat and other animal products of ruminants and swine, snip... From an economic standpoint, the proposed rule would have little or no snip... http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=02-6837-filed ======================== What are the U.S. imports of affected animals or animal products from Very few products that would be of risk for transmission of BSE were Sources: World Trade Atlas What is the level of passenger traffic arriving in the United States Approximately 185,000 direct flights from Greece arrived to US airports Under APHIS-PPQ's agriculture quarantine inspection monitoring, 584 air Source: US Department of Transportation, and APHIS-PPQ Agricultural http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cei/bse_greece0701.htm i just cannot accept this; > The data do not provide a species of origin code for these > products, therefore they may not contain any ruminant product. how stupid do they think we are? it could also very well mean that _all_ of it was ruminant based products ! There were no direct flights from Slovenia to the US in fiscal year 2000. APHIS-PPQ’s agriculture quarantine inspection monitoring sampled 27 air Source: US Department of Transportation, and APHIS-PPQ Agricultural http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cei/bse_slovenia1101.htm A total of 45,438 passengers arrived in the US on direct flights from As part of APHIS-PPQ’s Agriculture Quarantine Inspection Monitoring, 238 Source: US Department of Transportation, and APHIS-PPQ Agricultural http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cei/bse_cz0601.htm Between 1998 and June 2001, US imports from Austria included goat meat, Source: World Trade Atlas snip... A total of 168,598 passengers on direct flights from Austria arrived at Under APHIS-PPQ’s agricultural quarantine inspection monitoring, 565 air Source: US Dept. of Transportation; APHIS-PPQ http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cei/bse_austria1201.htm [[Under APHIS-PPQ's agricultural quarantine inspection monitoring, 284 IF they were to have questioned the terrorist that bombed the Twin [[In 1999 a small amount of non-species specific meat and offal was more of the USA infamous 'non-species coding system', wonder how many of snip... A total of 524,401 passengers arrived on direct flights to the U.S. from Under APHIS-PPQ's agricultural quarantine inspection monitoring, 284 air http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cei/bse_israel0602.htm What is the level of passenger traffic arriving in the United States Approximately 6.84 million passengers on 29,826 direct flights from Under APHIS-PPQ's agriculture quarantine inspection monitoring, 801 air Source: US Department of Transportation, and APHIS-PPQ Agricultural http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cei/bse_japan0901.htm A total of 3.3 million passengers arrived in the US on direct flights Source: US Department of Transportation, and APHIS-PPQ Agricultural http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cei/bse_germany1200e.htm http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cei/iw_archive.htm To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Greetings again List Members, let me kick a madcow around here a bit. on the imports from Poland and the infamous USA the USDA/APHIS states; > During the past four years (1998 - 2001), US imports from NOW, if you read Polands GBR risk assessment and opinion ANNEX 1 Poland - Summary of the GBR-Assessment, February 2001 EXTERNAL CHALLENGE STABILITY INTERACTION OF EXTERNAL This internal challenge again met the still The continuing very high external Not OK Not OK. BSE surveillance: Not sufficient before Cross-contamination: Lines for ruminant see full text and ANNEX 1 at; http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/ssc/out185_en.pdf http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fs/sc/ssc/out185_en.pdf [Federal Register: November 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 212)] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 9 CFR Part 94 [Docket No. 02-072-2] AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Affirmation of interim rule as final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We are adopting as a final rule, without change, an interim EFFECTIVE DATE: The interim rule became effective on June 4, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Gary Colgrove, Chief Staff SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The regulations in 9 CFR parts 93, 94, 95, and 96 (referred to Regulatory Flexibility Act This action affirms an interim rule that amended the regulations by List of Subjects in 9 CFR Part 94 Animal diseases, Imports, Livestock, Meat and meat products, Milk, PART 94--RINDERPEST, FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE, FOWL PEST (FOWL Accordingly, we are adopting as a final rule, without change, the Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7711-7714, 7751, 7754, 8303, 8306, Done in Washington, DC, this 28th day of October, 2002. http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=02-27812-filed greetings List members, MORE OF THE INFAMOUS USA NON-SPECIES CODING SYSTEM. as long as the exporting country and the importing country TSS What are the U.S. imports of affected animals or animal products from Israel ? The U.S. imported no live ruminants or ruminant meat from Israel since 1999. In 1999 a small amount of non-species specific meat and offal was imported and a small amount of fetal bovine serum (FBS) was also imported. FBS is considered to have a relatively low risk of transmitting BSE. Other imports from Israel during the period 1998-2001 included non-species specific preparations used in animal feeds and other non-food products of unspecified animals. For the category "preparations used in animal feeding, NESOI" that was imported into the U.S., it is possible that bovine meat or bovine byproducts could have been included in this category. However, the US Food and Drug Administration prohibits feeding of meat-and-bone meal to ruminants in the U.S. HS Code Description Unit 1998 1999 2000 2001 Feed - non species specific Total 45,030 48,000 50,649 43,000 2309909500 Preparations Used in Animal Feedings, NESOI KG 45,030 48,000 50,649 43,000 Meat & offal- non species specific Total 5 0 0 0 300110 Dried Organs KG 5 0 0 0 Other animal products - ruminants Total 24 0 0 0 3002100040 Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) KG 24 0 0 0 Source: World Trade Atlas What is the level of passenger traffic arriving in the United States from Israel? A total of 524,401 passengers arrived on direct flights to the U.S. from Israel in fiscal year 2000. This number does not include passengers who arrived in the U.S. from Israel via indirect flights. Under APHIS-PPQ?s agricultural quarantine inspection monitoring, 284 air passengers from Israel were sampled for items of agricultural interest in fiscal year 2001. Seven of these passengers, or 2 percent, carried a total of 11 kg of meat items that could potentially harbor the pathogen that causes BSE. None of these passengers from whom meat items were confiscated reported plans to visit or work on a ranch or farm during their visit to the U.S. Source: U.S. Department of Transportation and APHIS-PPQ Agricultural Quarantine Inspection data base. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cei/bse_israel0602.htm TSS Thank you. Your comment on Document ID: APHIS-2007-0033-0001 has been sent. Your comment tracking number is 8027c28d. Once the agency has posted your comment, you can find it by clicking on Advanced Search and selecting Document Search. When you see the Advanced Search - Document screen, type your tracking number in the Comment Tracking Number field and click Submit. If you wish to retain a copy of the receipt, use the following link to print a copy for your files. Print http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/02n0276/02N-0276-EC-254.htm July 8, 2008, 1:56PM Ex-official: Cheney wanted climate change report altered WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, fearing the presentation by a leading health official might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse gases, a former EPA official maintains. When six pages were cut from testimony on climate change and public health by the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last October, the White House insisted the changes were made because of reservations raised by White House advisers about the accuracy of the science. But Jason K. Burnett, until last month the senior adviser on climate change to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson, says that Cheney's office was deeply involved in getting nearly half of the CDC's original draft testimony removed. "The Council on Environmental Quality and the office of the vice president were seeking deletions to the CDC testimony (concerning) ... any discussions of the human health consequences of climate change," Burnett has told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. ...SNIP...END...TSS http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/5876800.html Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Interference at the EPA - Science and Politics at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency please see full text ; http://sciencebushwhacked.blogspot.com/ Wednesday, April 30, 2008 Health group urges overhaul of US food safety system Calling the US food safety system antiquated and disjointed, a public health advocacy group today urged a major overhaul to make the system stronger, more coherent, and better attuned to today's major threats. http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/fs/food-disease/news/apr3008tfah.html Thu Dec 6, 2007 11:38 FDA IN CRISIS MODE, AMERICAN LIVES AT RISK http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/fs/food-disease/news/dec0407fda.html FDA SCIENCE AND MISSION AT RISK http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/07/briefing/2007-4329b_02_01_FDA%20Report%20on%20Science%20and%20Technology.pdf http://www.epa.gov/EPA-IMPACT/2005/April/Day-11/i7249.htm USDA DEAD STOCK DOWNER COW SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM http://downercattle.blogspot.com/ http://usdavskorea.blogspot.com/2008/06/south-korea-bans-rallies-against-us.html http://usdavskorea.blogspot.com/ http://madcowfeed.blogspot.com/2008/07/docket-no-fda-2008-n-0369-ruminant-feed.html Terry S. Singeltary Sr. P.O. Box 42 Bacliff, Texas USA 77518
|
