So how much will be pay for a pound of ground hound? Cui Bono? This is massive sabotage.....now who would be causing this? And now they say we can expect this in America? Is that fat pig Kissinger now trying to corner market on meat? Bet that big pig eats a good meals everyday, like the pig Sharon whom Arabs call the Fat Slob - 9 million children still go to bed hungry at night? But the pigs at the trough with Hill and Bill and Denise and Marc Rich will no doubt find a way to profit? I can live without meat - but I like cheese and ice cream - cream cheese on occasion? Tell me how much a six pack of that awful slop they call BRAVO and ENSURE - how much does this cost? See the fine hand of Kissinger, the pig who would corner market on food? Saba Automobiles Job Market Real Estate All Classifieds Quick News NYT Front Page Arts Business Health International National New York Region Obituaries Politics Science Sports Technology Weather Corrections Special: Taxes Editorials / Op-Ed Readers' Opinions Automobiles Books Cartoons Crossword/Games Job Market Living Magazine Movies Photos Real Estate Travel Week in Review Special: Oscars Boston.com GolfDigest.com Learning Network New York Today NYT Store Shopping Archives Screensavers Help Center Media Kit NYT Mobile Our Advertisers Home Delivery Customer ServiceReview Profile E-Mail Options Log Out Text Version Welcome, saba22 Sign Up for Newsletters | Log Out Go to Advanced Search March 14, 2001 Meat From Europe Is Banned by U.S. as Illness Spreads By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS with DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. The Associated Press The foot-and-mouth disease ravaging British livestock has spread to France, and cattle were burned on Tuesday on a farm near Laval. • Foot-and-Mouth's Harsh Approach (Mar. 14, 2001) • Brazil Postpones Its Beef Dreams (Mar. 14, 2001) • Chronology of Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak (Mar. 13, 2001) • U.S. Free of Foot-and-Mouth Disease for 70 Years, but Some Call Its Return Inevitable (Mar. 3, 2001) Related Site This site is not part of The New York Times on the Web, and The Times has no control over its content or availability. • The European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease The Associated Press The first case of foot-and-mouth disease in continental Western Europe in recent times has been found near Laval, France, where slaughtered cattle awaited a pyre on Tuesday. The tires at left anchor a supply of hay. ASHINGTON, March 13 — The United States banned imports of animals and animal products from the European Union today after learning that foot-and-mouth disease had spread to France from Britain. The Agriculture Department said it was taking the precaution to protect the domestic industry from a possible outbreak of the virus, which could cost the American industry billions of dollars in just one year. The virus poses little danger to people, even if they eat the meat of infected animals. But it is virulently contagious and is devastating for cattle, swine, sheep, deer and other cloven-hoofed animals, which it generally debilitates and often leaves unable to grow or produce milk. The ban, which applies to exports from all 15 countries of the European Union, prompted some European officials to complain that the Bush administration was overreacting. But three members of the European Union — Belgium, Portugal and Spain — are closing their borders to French meat, as is Switzerland. Norway banned imports of French farm products, and Germany and Italy took protective measures. Canada also banned meat imports from the European Union, as well as from Argentina, which has found foot-and-mouth disease in the northwest. Argentina said it would voluntarily restrict beef exports. Kimberley Smith, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture Department, said many items, including most cheeses and cured or cooked meats, are not affected because they are heated in a way that kills the virus. The ban is expected to hit pork producers the most. European beef is already banned by the United States because of mad cow disease, which can cause fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. The Agriculture Department is "taking this time to assess our exclusion activities as a precaution to ensure that we don't get foot-and-mouth disease in the United States," Ms. Smith said. She said the department could not say how long the ban would last. Department officials did not detail which European products would be subject to the ban. But they said it would prohibit the importation of live swine, pork and meat from sheep and goats, regardless of whether it is fresh or frozen. Yogurt and most cheeses would be permitted, they said, because those sold in the United States are made from pasteurized milk. Canned ham or any other food products that have been heated above 175 degrees Fahrenheit are permitted because such processing inactivates the virus, the officials said. The production of such favored items as French brie and Italian prosciutto is closely monitored to meet stringent export standards, she said, so they are not affected by today's ban. Brie entering the United States is made from pasteurized milk and is considered safe. A spokesman for the European Commission in Washington, Gerry Kiely, said the ban would cost European exporters as much as $458 million a year in sales. The agriculture department put the cost at $400 million at most. Earlier today French officials confirmed that foot-and-mouth disease was found among cattle at a dairy farm in Laval, in northwestern France. Officials said farmers in the area had imported sheep from Britain, which is at the center of the current outbreak and has already slaughtered about 170,000 animals to contain the disease. The disease, which is so infectious that it can be spread by footwear and cars, appeared in France despite tight precautions. The infected dairy farm, near La Baroche-Gondouin in the Mayenne district, was inside an isolation zone. Continued 1 | 2 | Next>> • Plan Your Taxes With NYTimes.com • Get the latest on Mutual Funds • Learn more about college sports Search NYTimes.com Classifieds Browse the NYT Store Explore Shopping at NYTimes.com Click Here to Receive 50% Off Home Delivery of The New York Times Newspaper. Copyright 2001 The New York Times Company | Privacy Information
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