The breif states that in 1995, the meat industry squelched a proposed FDA sheep feed ban, however, after months of stories from Britain, some industry groups say they would back a feed ban limited to brains and spinal cords, but oppose going beyond that. Ingesting the compound could lead to lethargy, drowsiness or coma. The effects could be more serious for children or people who've been drinking alcohol. It was believed she had contracted the disease on a visit to nearby PNG where dengue fever and malaria, another mosquito-borne disease, were endemic. Eleven other people were now being treated for the disease on Murray Island and the health unit was also testing other suspected carriers on Darnley and Yorke islands, some of whom came from villages in southern PNG, Mr Horan said.
Dengue fever is spread through blood transfer by the aedes aegypti mosquito.
The Tropical Public Health Unit was now warning doctors in north Queensland to look out for symptoms of the potentially fatal virus, and warning people to get rid of containers of stagnant water around their homes where the mosquitoes could breed. One of our biggest challenges was working with our raw materials suppliers and others to develop an all-encompassing program that can be tailored to individual operations or meat industry processes anywhere in Canada, said Dr. Ron Usborne, Vice President, Quality Assurance and Food Safety, Caravelle Foods. We believe we have achieved this. Caravelle Foods, the sole supplier of beef products to McDonald s Restaurants of Canada, began operations in 1968, and today employs over 100 people. According to this brief, the U.S. FDA is preparing to ban all animal remains in cattle feed.