박태호 “美쇠고기 수입확대 논의할 필요도 없다”

광우병으로 한국 소비자신뢰 후퇴”

출처 : 연합뉴스 2012/05/18 11:55
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(워싱턴=연합뉴스) 이승관 특파원 = 박태호 통상교섭본부장은 17일(현지시간) 미국산 쇠고기에 대한 수입 확대 가능성과 관련, “현재로선 월령 30개월 이상은 논의할 필요도 없다”고 말했다.

한ㆍ미 자유무역협정(FTA) 공동위원회 참석차 미국을 방문 중인 박 본부장은 이날 워싱턴 특파원단 간담회에서 “아직 미국측으로부터 (수입 확대를 위한) 협의 요청도 들어오지 않은 상태인데다 최근 광우병 사건이 터져 미국산 쇠고기에 대한 신뢰가 떨어졌다”면서 이같이 강조했다.

그는 특히 “미국산 쇠고기에 대한 신뢰가 완전히 회복되지 않았는데 이번 (광우병) 사건으로 큰 타격을 입었다”면서 “소비자신뢰 회복은 전혀 안됐고, 더 나빠졌다”고 거듭 지적했다.

그러면서 “국내 소비자들의 신뢰가 회복되느냐에 따라 협상에 나가느냐 안 나가느냐 (결정)할 것”이라고 설명했다.

이는 론 커크 미 무역대표부(USTR) 대표가 지난해 “한ㆍ미 FTA가 발효된 이후 한국 쇠고기 시장의 수입위생조건에 관한 협의를 요청하겠다”고 밝힌 것과 관련, 한국 정부가 현재로선 추가 개방 요구가 있더라도 `거부’한다는 방침을 정한 것으로 해석돼 미국측 반응이 주목된다.

이에 대해 이날 간담회에 동참한 최석영 외교통상부 FTA 교섭대표도 “미국 쇠고기에 대한 한국 소비자신뢰가 30개월 이하의 경우 일부 회복됐다고 할 수 있으나 30개월 이상이 수입될 경우 그런 신뢰가 유지되지 않을 것으로 본다”고 밝혀 수입 확대에 대한 부정적인 입장을 확인했다.

최 대표는 그러면서 “수입위생조건 제25조에는 한쪽이 협의를 요청할 경우 협의는 해야 하지만 협의에 응한다는 것이 (수입 확대에) 동의해 준다는 의미는 아니다”라고 말했다.

한ㆍ미 양국은 2008년 쇠고기 수입위생조건에 합의하면서 한국이 30개월 미만 미국산 쇠고기에 대해서만 수입을 허용하되 한국 소비자들의 신뢰가 회복되면 전면 수입개방 문제를 논의키로 한 바 있다.

이어 박 본부장은 “이번 방미기간 커크 대표와 맥스 보커스 상원 재무위원장을 만났을 때 쇠고기 수입 확대에 대한 논의는 전혀 없었다”고 전했다.

그는 또 미국이 수입확대 협의를 요구할 경우 한국 정부의 방침에 대한 질문에는 “농림수산식품부와 논의해서 대책을 세울 것”이라면서 “아직 이에 대해 농림부와의 협의는 없었다”고 말했다.

이와 함께 박 본부장은 한ㆍ미 FTA에 대한 정치권 논란에 언급, “확실히 경제에 도움이 된다는 게 나타나면 그런 이슈는 사그라들 것”이라면서 “특히 외국인 직접투자가 많이 들어올 것으로 예상한다”고 말했다.

그는 또 “한ㆍ중 FTA도 체결될 경우 한국에 가면 관세를 물지 않고도 여러 나라에 진출할 수 있게 되고 이것이 바로 `FTA 허브 효과’”라고 덧붙였다.

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통상교섭본부장 쇠고기관련 브리핑

발표자 : 김종훈 통상교선본부장(외교부)

미국 농무부가 4월 24일 화요일(현지시각) 광우병(BSE) 소를 확정진단했다고 발표했습니다.
미국 캘리포니니아 주에서 사육되던 젖소이며, 미국에서 공식 확인된 4번째 광우병 소입니다.

미국 정부는 구체적 정보도 공개하지 않은 채, 역학조사결과도 나오지 않은 상황에서 쇠고기
수출에는는 영향을 끼치지 않을 것이라고 발표했습니다.
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Statement

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Statement by USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford Regarding a Detection of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States
 
  Assures Consumers That Existing Safeguards Protected Food Supply; Reiterates Safety of Consuming Beef Products
 
  WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 – USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford today released the following statement on the detection of BSE in the United States:

“As part of our targeted surveillance system, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the nation’s fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow from central California. The carcass of the animal is being held under State authority at a rendering facility in California and will be destroyed. It was never presented for slaughter for human consumption, so at no time presented a risk to the food supply or human health. Additionally, milk does not transmit BSE.

“The United States has had longstanding interlocking safeguards to protect human and animal health against BSE. For public health, these measures include the USDA ban on specified risk materials, or SRMs, from the food supply. SRMs are parts of the animal that are most likely to contain the BSE agent if it is present in an animal. USDA also bans all nonambulatory (sometimes called “downer”) cattle from entering the human food chain. For animal health, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban on ruminant material in cattle feed prevents the spread of the disease in the cattle herd.

“Evidence shows that our systems and safeguards to prevent BSE are working, as are similar actions taken by countries around the world. In 2011, there were only 29 worldwide cases of BSE, a dramatic decline and 99% reduction since the peak in 1992 of 37,311 cases. This is directly attributable to the impact and effectiveness of feed bans as a primary control measure for the disease.

“Samples from the animal in question were tested at USDA’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. Confirmatory results using immunohistochemistry and western blot tests confirmed the animal was positive for atypical BSE, a very rare form of the disease not generally associated with an animal consuming infected feed.

“We are sharing our laboratory results with international animal health reference laboratories in Canada and England, which have official World Animal Health (OIE) reference labs. These labs have extensive experience diagnosing atypical BSE and will review our confirmation of this form of the disease. In addition, we will be conducting a comprehensive epidemiological investigation in conjunction with California animal and public health officials and the FDA.

“BSE is a progressive neurological disease among cattle that is always fatal. It belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. Affected animals may display nervousness or aggression, abnormal posture, difficulty in coordination and rising, decreased milk production, or loss of body weight despite continued appetite.

“This detection in no way affects the United States’ BSE status as determined by the OIE. The United States has in place all of the elements of a system that OIE has determined ensures that beef and beef products are safe for human consumption: a mammalian feed ban, removal of specified risk materials, and vigorous surveillance. Consequently, this detection should not affect U.S. trade.

“USDA remains confident in the health of the national herd and the safety of beef and dairy products. As the epidemiological investigation progresses, USDA will continue to communicate findings in a timely and transparent manner.”

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Mad cow disease found in California
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Agriculture Department confirmed on Tuesday that it found a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, the nation’s fourth, in a dairy cow in California.

The USDA has begun to notify the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as well as its trading partners, but the finding should not affect U.S. beef exports, said John Clifford, the USDA’s chief veterinary officer.

COMMENTS:

US Meat Export Federation spokesman Joe Schuele:

Said they were told that U.S. agricultural attaches overseas would be reaching out to their counterparts and local industry officials to explain the facts about BSE and the safeguards put in place in the United States.

“They would be engaged in outreach with our trading partners and their counterparts in foreign markets.

“There is no scientific basis for altering our level of market access,” he said, adding that the USMEF has ‘people on the ground’ in many of the major U.S. beef importing nations and they will be deployed to “communicate with the trade” in those markets.

TOM TALBOT, CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL CATTLEMEN’S BEEF ASSOCIATION’S CATTLE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING COMMITTEE:

When asked how long it will take to uncover more identifying information about the cow, Talbot said he expects to get more information each day from now on as USDA and the California Department of Food and Agriculture “jumped into this headfirst”.

He said an atypical case indicates that the disease arose spontaneously or sporadically, perhaps through some kind of genetic mutation, rather than from contaminated feed.

“The good news is that this was not a breach of the feed ban or anything like that.”

A breach of the feed ban could mean that many animals were contaminated, he said. “In this case, I think it would be extremely unlikely to find another animal found positive related to this cow.”

His biggest concern is any impact to exports.

“I think, if we use sound science and follow what we know, there should be no disruption in trade. I know we are very concerned about that.”

He said various trade groups and organizations are reaching out to trading partners to educate them.

“My guess is we’ll probably see some short-term decline, but obviously we’re hoping that this is a very, very short downturn that will return back to normal business within a very short time.”

But the problem is that “we’re not always dealing with sound science, we’re dealing with political science …. There is absolutely no reason in the world why this should have any impact on whatever Japan has been doing as far as relaxing those issues. But you never know. We’re concerned.”

SENATOR MIKE JOHANNS, FORMER USDA SECRETARY UNDER FORMER PRESIDENT GEORGE. W BUSH:

“The most important facets of this detection are that the cow in question was identified through our rigorous system of interlocking safeguards; it did not enter the food chain; and that American beef and dairy continue to be among the safest in the world. Because the U.S. remains fully compliant with international animal health standards, there should be no impact on trade. Americans and the entire world should continue to be confident in the safety of American beef.”

ALEX LOPES DA SILVA, ANALYST AT BEEF CONSULTANTS SCOT CONSULTARIA, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL:

The case in California could have a “drastic impact on U.S. exports” of beef and open space for Brazil to gain market share as the principal global player in this sector.

“The disease has one of the highest sanitary impacts for an exporter… The U.S. could lose a slice of its market share.”

Even though it was discovered in a dairy cow, the impact will be expressive on the export market.

“If there was foot-and-mouth in the country, there would be no imports of its beef or milk. The impact is general on the production chain.

“It was that way in Paraguay, where a recent case of foot-and-mouth for a dairy cow. Countries can impose import barriers and reduce U.S. exports.”

He expects the reaction to be similar to 2004, after BSE showed up in December, 2003. Brazilian exports started 2000 at 620,000 tonnes (610,208 tons). By 2004, exports reached 1.866 million tonnes, in 2005 the rose to 2.204 mln tonnes.

“No doubt the situation will help Brazilian exports, but it is just one factor.”

MAURICIO NOGUEIRA, LEAD AGRONOMIST AT BIGMA BEEF CONSULTANTS IN SAO PAULO, BRAZIL:

“The U.S. surpassed Brazil in beef exports in 2011 for the first time in years. They were slaughtering a lot of their cows to deal with low prices. We expected exports to decline this year due to the smaller productive potential of the herd this year but this news of BSE in the U.S. will precipitate the fall in exports and open room for Brazil to regain market share.

“In addition, all of this beef that won’t be exported will remain on their domestic market, drive down prices again and trigger another culling of the cows, which will prolong the U.S. beef production problems for an extended period.”

“This will be a new opportunity for Brazilian beef exporters, similar to post 2003. It will make no difference if this a dairy cow. Importers will turn away from U.S. beef for a while.”

RON DEHAVEN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (AND A PAST ADMINISTRATOR OF APHIS AND USDA CHIEF VETERINARY OFFICER IN DECEMBER 2003 WHEN THE INITIAL CASE OF BSE WAS FOUND IN THE U.S.):

“The finding of this BSE positive cow is not particularly surprising, and it is certainly no cause for alarm.

“It is not surprising because we have known for several years that there is a very low prevalence of BSE in our nation’s cattle population. USDA has maintained a good, targeted surveillance program for the disease, and it is expected that we might find such cases periodically.

“This finding is not cause for alarm because the tissues of any infected cows that pose a food safety risk, i.e., specified risk materials or SRMs, have been kept out of the human food supply since early 2004. What this finding does confirm is that the safeguards put in place by the USDA several years ago are working as they are intended.”

KELLI LUDLUM, DIRECTOR OF CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS AT AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION:

“Our reaction is that this is really just an indication that the processes that we have in place, most notably our targeted surveillance and testing system, are working as they are supposed to. It is not uncommon to find case of BSE, they are rare, but they do occur. This really just shows that our system that we have in place to detect those problems and keep them from entering the food supply is working just as it is intended.”

Effect on trading relations:

“We don’t expect this to change our trading relationships with other countries. It does not change our standing with the World Organization for Animal Health or the OIE in terms of our BSE risk classification. That system recognizes that we can still have a few cases of BSE, so long as we have those proper safeguards and firewalls in place.

“This should not change any relationships with our trading partners and we’ll certainly be aggressively communicating that message to them. Certainly we want to make sure for those Asian markets that we’ve had some issues with and we’re in the process of beginning to get back to more normal trading relationship with them, we want to make sure this doesn’t raise any undue concerns with them.”

JUDD AIKEN, PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA’S PRION CENTER:

“There appears to be very, very low risk (to anyone who had drunk the cow’s milk). There’s no evidence of prion activity in milk, it’s not considered a major concern. Most of the infectious agents occur and replicate in brain and spinal cord tissue.”

He said even if the animal had an open wound as it was being milked there was very little chance it would infect the milk supplies. “There’s not significant amount of infectivity present in blood either.”

GEORGE GRAY, DIRECTOR OF GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY’S CENTER FOR RISK SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH:

“There’s always been concern that there could potentially be a spontaneous form of mad cow disease that just arrives and doesn’t get transmitted through feed. There’s a disease like this in sheep, and a disease like this in deer and elk”.

He said he did not know enough about the case but, “There is a potential that this is an unusual thing that really shouldn’t be called mad cow disease, it should be called another kind of encephalopathy, but it’s not like classic mad cow disease that’s transmitted by animals being exposed to the infectious parts of other animals.”

“There have been rules in place for many years to prevent the recycling of the disease in the animal herd. With protections in place, and if it is unlikely to have come from the feed, as USDA has said, it may be another disease that is very close but is not really what we think of as classical mad cow disease.”

JOHN NALIVKA, PRESIDENT OF STERLING MARKETING, INC:

“The firewalls and procedures to find mad cow were in place and the process obviously worked. As far futures are concerned, the market is at a point where it doesn’t take a great deal of information to trigger selling.

“Anything that comes around is going to be viewed as negative to the market one way or the other. But, it seems to be more leaning toward the negative side.

He said today’s selloff was a sign of uneasiness among investors who saw futures and cash cattle prices surge to new highs as late as early March and wondered “not how much higher this thing could go, but when is this market going to fall down around us.”

“You had a limited upside, but there were a whole lot of reasons the market should have a downside to it,” he said referring to sluggish beef demand in part because of the “pink slime” controversy. Also, packers resisted paying more for cattle because of deeply negative profit margins.

JOE OCRANT, PRESIDENT OF OAK INVESTMENT GROUP:

“The market rallied 150 points immediately after it was confirmed that it was a cow that had already been rendered.

“We get cows like this going down every week and inspectors come out and they find them to be diseased, they render them and that’s the end of it. And nobody even hears about.”

The difference this time, Ocrant said, is that the rumor was so widespread on the trading floor.

The rumor was not false because it was a confirmed case, said Ocrant. But had the word be out that the cow had already been rendered, the market would not have fallen limit, he said.

“This is a deal where you sell the rumor and stay short until you find out it was true,” said Ocrant. “The rumor was mad cow was found, but in a way that it doesn’t affect anything.”

RICH NELSON, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH FOR ALLENDALE INC:

“Keep in mind the majority of our beef exports go to countries with limitations for U.S. product anyway (beef from cattle aged under 30 months). Japan has the more restrictive 20 months and under standard. World health standards suggest beef from cattle under 30 months is safe because the majority of cases don’t appear until after 30 months of age (though Japan had cases down to 20 – 22 months of age).

“With these limitations our foreign buyers have already been prepared for more cases in the U.S.. This is not a 2003 situation. There will not be any new bans because of these limitations. Exports may dip temporarily but not in a meaningful way.”

DENNIS SMITH, AN ANALYST WITH ARCHER FINANCIAL:

“The key is what the export customers’ reaction is to all of this. My feeling is there won’t be a big reaction and if they do they’ll go with an age restriction like the Japanese do.

“Japan tightened import regulations on imports of U.S. beef after the first case in 2003 and currently only allows imports of beef from cattle aged 20 months or younger.

“The restriction, along with import curbs from other countries, caused U.S. beef exports to plunge, but sales have gradually recovered over the years.”

SHAWN MCCAMBRIDGE, GRAINS ANALYST FOR JEFFERIES BACHE:

“The concern is that importing nations might ban imports from the affected area. Meat exports have been very brisk, so anything like this is bearish for meats and grains too, especially corn and meal. In the past, they’ve banned imports so it now depends on what our overseas customers do.”

(Editing by Marguerita Choy and Jim Marshall)

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백악관 “오바마, 관련사안 인지”

출처 : 연합뉴스 2012/04/26 04:24
http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/international/2012/04/26/0601080100AKR20120426007700071.HTML?template=2087

(워싱턴=연합뉴스) 이승관 특파원 = 미국에서 6년만에 처음으로 소 해면상뇌증(BSEㆍ일명 광우병)이 확인되면서 미 정부와 관련업계가 진화에 총력을 기울이는 모습이다.

정부는 농무부를 중심으로 철저한 검역체계를 통해 사태확산을 막겠다는 의지를 강조하고 있으며, 업계 단체들은 국내 소비자들은 물론 수출대상국에 인체에 무해하다는 점을 적극 주장하고 나섰다.

제이 카니 백악관 대변인은 25일(현지시간) 아이오와주(州)로 향하는 에어포스원(대통령전용기) 내에서 기자들과 만나 “버락 오바마 대통령은 이번 사안에 대해 알고 있다”면서 “농무부가 이 문제와 관련해 최선의 노력을 다하고 있는 것으로 안다”고 말했다.

톰 빌섹 농무부 장관은 성명에서 “(이번에 확인된 젖소 외에) 다른 동물들이 영향을 받았다고 믿을 이유는 전혀 없다”면서 “그러나 안전확보를 위해 꾸준히 감시할 것”이라고 말했다.

미국축산협회(NCBA)는 이날 발표자료를 통해 “미 축산업자들이 최우선으로 생각하는 것은 가축을 건강하게 기르는 것”이라면서 “모든 연령의 소를 이용해 생산되는 쇠고기 및 관련 제품은 복수의 안전장치를 거치기 때문에 안전하다”고 주장했다.

미국육류수출협회(USMEF) 필립 셍 회장도 성명을 내고 “농무부의 발표에서 가장 중요한 메시지는 미국산 쇠고기가 안전하다는 것”이라면서 “전세계 무역업자들을 상대로 이번 (광우병) 발견은 우리의 안전시스템이 제대로 작동하고 있음을 증명한다는 점을 강조할 것”이라고 말했다.

현지 언론들은 광우병 확인 소식을 사실 위주로 차분하게 보도하면서도 파장에 주목했다.

CNN방송은 `한국, 미국산 쇠고기 제한’이라는 제목의 기사를 통해 “6년만에 처음으로 미국에서 광우병이 확인되면서 한국의 메이저 소매업체가 미국산 쇠고기 판매를 중단했다”고 전했다.

소비자보호단체인 공익과학센터(CSPI)의 세라 클라인 변호사는 CNN과의 인터뷰에서 “소비자들이 주의할 필요는 없다”면서 “쇠고기나 우유가 안전하지 않다고 믿을 이유는 전혀 없다”고 말했다.

공영라디오방송 NPR는 감염된 소에서 생산된 쇠고기를 먹을 경우 크로이츠펠트-야콥병(CJD)에 걸릴 수 있다면서 실제로 1980, 1990년대 영국에서 150여명이 이로 인해 사망했으나 지금은 발병 사례가 극도로 드물기 때문에 걱정할 필요가 없다고 조언했다.

워싱턴포스트(WP)는 이날 농무부 발표 내용을 중심으로 광우병 확인 소식을 짧게 소개했다.

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» 미 의회 한국 쇠고기시장 전면개방 전략

우리 정부는 2008년 4월 이명박 대통령의 첫 방미 때 한-미 자유무역협정의 전제조건으로 미국산 쇠고기 수입 전면 허용과 검역 주권 포기를 합의하고, 이를 반영한 미국산 쇠고기 수입위생조건을 농림수산식품부 장관 고시로 채택했다.

그런데 촛불집회로 국민적 저항이 일자 ‘한국 소비자의 신뢰가 회복될 때까지’라는 전제조건을 붙여 미국 육류수출업자와 한국 수입업자가 자율규제로 30개월 이상 쇠고기 수입을 제한하기로 했다.

미국 쪽은 지난해 미국산 쇠고기의 대한국 수출액이 전년보다 140%나 늘어난 5억1800만달러어치로, 시장 점유율이 32%까지 오른 것을 신뢰 회복의 ‘신호탄’으로 해석한다.

보고서를 보면 미국은 우선 3년, 5년, 10년 등 미래의 일정 기간 미국에서 광우병이 추가로 발생하지 않을 것이라는 조건을 붙여 쇠고기 시장의 개방 확대를 한국 정부에 요구할 수 있다고 판단한다. 또 수입검역 조건을 위반한 사례가 일정 기간 나타나지 않을 것 또는 현행 민간 자율규제를 일정 기간으로 제한할 것을 조건으로 내세울 수도 있다. 미국산 쇠고기의 한국 수입시장 점유율이 일정 정도에 이를 경우 미국 육류수출업자가 한국 소비자의 신뢰가 회복된 것으로 보고 쇠고기 시장을 전면 개방시키겠다는 조건도 제시했다.

 이밖에도 세계동물보건기구(OIE)에서 ‘광우병 위험 통제국’으로 등급을 매긴 미국이 한 단계 높은 ‘광우병 청정국’ 등급을 받으면 쇠고기 시장을 전면 개방하는 조건도 가능하다고 명시돼 있다. 보고서는 우리 정부가 이런 조건에 합의하면 2008년 4월 서명한 쇠고기 합의서는 그대로 둔 채 한-미 자유무역협정 재협상 때처럼 통상당국자간 ‘서한 교환’(exchange of letters) 방식으로 기존 자율규제를 수정할 수 있다고 전망했다.

박상표 국민건강을 위한 수의사연대 정책국장은 “우리 정부는 미국 쪽이 제시하는 꼼수에 이끌려 미국산 쇠고기를 전면 개방할 것이 아니라, 일본이나 대만과 동일한 조건으로 미국산 쇠고기를 수입하도록 되레 재협상을 요구해야 한다”고 지적했다. 한국과 달리 일본은 미국이 ‘광우병 위험 통제국’ 지위를 얻은 뒤에도 20개월 미만의 쇠고기만 수입하고, 대만은 자국 법령으로 내장·분쇄육 등 특정 부위의 수입을 여전히 금지하고 있다.

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