Trade with Canada continues, despite injunction

TSCRA Daily News Update, July 11, 2008

Trade with Canada continues, despite injunction

Late last week, an injunction was issued by the 8th District Circuit Court against USDA's Minimal Risk Rule II (MRRII). USDA released their final MRRII in September, 2007.

MRRII opened the U.S. – Canadian border to all cattle and beef products from cattle born after March 1, 1999. An injunction was filed in November 2007, calling for another comment period following the issuance of the rule.

Despite the ruling against USDA in the injunction, beef trade with Canada continues. This injunction does not close the border, nor does it reverse the rule. However, it does require USDA to reopen the comment period on MRRII.