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26-02-2010, 01:25 PM | #1 | |||
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26-02-2010, 01:30 PM | #2 | ||
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Why would we import beef when we produce a vastly superior product right here at home?
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26-02-2010, 01:43 PM | #3 | ||
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Thanks Hillbilly, I was going to create a thread about this when I got home. I'm sure Adelaide listeners to 5aa will be across this next big threat to Australia.
What we have is a federal government removing restrictions on the importation of beef from countries that have had mad cow disease. This decision if allowed removes australia's clean green image and puts our entire beef industry at risk. This decision is based on lobbying from multi national corporations and a desire to allow unimpeded trade. No risk assessment had been performed on the effects of allowing possibly infected meat into this country!! I implore everyone to write to your federal member and voice your dissaproval.
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26-02-2010, 02:00 PM | #5 | ||
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i heard on the radio about this last week . appearently it was another wonderful deal that was signed and sealed by the "fabulous" howard government as they were being thrown out the door.
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26-02-2010, 02:05 PM | #6 | |||
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Not to mention what it will do to the Australian beef industry. What country would buy the 65% of exports then? We all saw what the equine flu did to the horse racing industry!! Last edited by Hillbilly F Truck; 26-02-2010 at 02:18 PM. |
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26-02-2010, 02:23 PM | #7 | ||
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We are also unlikely to have the quarantine measures in place to detect a diseased carcass ( japan checks every single carcass), all this on top of our inadequate labling laws which means your next meat pie could say made in australia, yet contains contaminated meat from Canada or the us.
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26-02-2010, 03:20 PM | #9 | ||
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The incubation time for this disease is the really scary thing. By the time it manifests itself in humans the current government will be long gone. And our beef industry will be brought down to the same level as the rest of the world. Our clean image will be removed and so will our market advantage.
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26-02-2010, 03:34 PM | #10 | ||
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This is crazy, but seriously why does anyone buy imported food.
Why is there any demand for this?
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26-02-2010, 04:12 PM | #11 | ||
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To think I cannot donate blood for I was in U.K at the time of the scare..
Yet they intend to bring this stuff in ??? Why is lately it seems farmers and anything to do with auto industry [racing, drags etc] seems to be undesirable... We are importing way too much food now !!!
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26-02-2010, 04:12 PM | #12 | |||
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As long as 50% of the cost of getting the product to your plate is garnered in Australia then it can be called Australian. That cost could be in the packaging. You wouldn't even know it was imported meat.
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26-02-2010, 05:02 PM | #13 | ||
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unfortunatly the way our tax system seems to be structured is cheaper to import from the 3rd world than buy local. Look at the auto industry, how many jap brands now make their cars in thailand and taiwon because theres no import dutys relating to products from these countrys.
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26-02-2010, 05:33 PM | #14 | ||
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Ridiculous... and it appears it's equally as ridiculous that the labeling of a beef product as Australian can be put on a product that wasn't reared in Australia.
Congratulations. You have successfully signed the petition: Stop Potential BSE (Mad Cow) Beef Imports to Australia. You are signer #860 [?] |
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26-02-2010, 05:37 PM | #15 | ||
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australia do this kind of thing regularly . it aint right
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26-02-2010, 06:05 PM | #16 | ||
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How stupid, do they not care about this risks this meat poses to us? Idiots!! :
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26-02-2010, 06:58 PM | #17 | |||
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I think they care more about the economic benifits of increased trade than they do about your health. And care more about how they are viewed by the world than any impacts on our health and industry. The point about being able to give blood is quite valid, this disease can remain dormant for decades and is almost impossible to screen. You could give infected blood and there is no way of knowing till it's too late. But that appears to be a risk the Feds are willing to take.
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26-02-2010, 07:23 PM | #18 | ||
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Do they still feed animals over in europe and the US ground animal left overs. Watched an interesting doco regarding rendering plants, blood and bone and bone meal feed. Quite gross.
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26-02-2010, 07:26 PM | #19 | ||
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Its more likely because its part of a deal to keep multi-national companies (and their governments) onside with the global free trade agreements. Same thing for the indo grown bananas, prawns, fish etc that "have" to be imported. Farms in indoenesa are owned by american interests, say no more. I dare say its the same sort of stuff for this and other imported items.
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26-02-2010, 09:56 PM | #21 | ||
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U.S owned ?? That'll be all our fast foods...
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Speaking from experience in meat import matters, this sort of proposed import happens an awful lot. A country puts pressure on a govt asking for an import protocol to allow free trade for something they want to sell. Our risk assessment guys look at it and say" Yes you can bring it in providing you provide enough documentation. This documentation usually needs to be endorsed by the exporting country authorities. We may ask for the meat to be certified that there have been no cases of BSE in the UK for 10 years prior to export. No UK vet will certify to it, so it never happens. However we have done our part by offering an import protocol. The same thing happened a few years ago with Thailand chicken. AQIS asked that it was certified to be cooked until it was charcoal. Exporter said"We can't do that, it will be ruined. AQIS says" Sorry we tried to help you. When you can make it charcoal we will talk. Same thing for bananas etc. I wouldn't be worried about it. The risk assessment team are not idiots. I know some of them and they are good old school, very experienced vets.
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26-02-2010, 11:39 PM | #24 | ||
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lol, same sort of deal that australia refuses to allow imports of nz apples, because they are concerned of bringing in blight.
only problem is, its already here lol the real reason is because the big apple growers here want to protect their market share, and continue to flog off sub standard fruit to unwitting consumers. |
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27-02-2010, 10:38 AM | #25 | |||
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Apples when in season seem to be from cold storage ?? The fresh food people especially... The mark up on food items is amazing also.. Check the prices paid to farmers compared to retail...
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27-02-2010, 01:50 PM | #27 | ||
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This already happens when we get beef from Brazil- Brazil is suppose to be free from MCD but they neibouring countries smuggle cattle over the borders, as there MCD status (they have it) means a reduced price compared to Brazil this has been going on for years.
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27-02-2010, 01:58 PM | #28 | |||
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27-02-2010, 06:17 PM | #29 | ||
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Front page of Qld Country Life reports that the Cattle Council are backing the removal of the ban, as are Meat and Livestock Australia. Weird. As pointed out before - this was a Howard govt initiative, which seems like reason enough to can it.
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