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Irish Beef Exports To U.S. Not In Jeopardy Despite 'Mad Cow' Case: USDA

August 21, 2015 at 3:24 PM
Irish exports of beef to the United States will not be jeopardized by a World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) decision to downgrade Ireland's "mad cow" disease status from "negligible" to "controlled" after a suspected case was reported in the country in June, according to a U.S. official. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in an email Thursday (Aug. 20) that the change in Ireland's status for mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), has...

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