Source: USDA, CAROLINA-VIRGINIA FARMER, 11/4/13

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Friday announced a final rule that will complete efforts to modernize import regulations for bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

The new regulations are based on internationally-accepted scientific literature and standards set by the World Organization for Animal Health, or OIE, the agency said.

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