Protection of agriculture and the food supply
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Within weeks after taking office, Veneman confronted the outbreak of [[foot and mouth]] disease in Europe, prompting stronger sanitary and phytosanitary measures. After the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], additional protections were implemented. She also oversaw responses to outbreaks of [[avian influenza]] and [[exotic Newcastle disease]] in poultry, both of which were quickly eradicated. The department confronted various food safety recalls, prompting Veneman to take several actions to strengthen USDA’s regulatory oversight and protections.
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Within weeks after taking office, Veneman confronted the outbreak of [[foot and mouth]] disease in Europe, prompting stronger sanitary and phytosanitary measures. After the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], additional protections were implemented. She also oversaw responses to outbreaks of [[avian influenza]] and [[exotic Newcastle disease]] in poultry, both of which were quickly eradicated. The department confronted various food safety recalls, prompting Veneman to take several actions to strengthen USDA’s regulatory oversight and protections.
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On December 23, 2003, Veneman announced the discovery of a single cow with [[Bovine spongiform encephalopathy]] (BSE), or mad cow disease, in Washington State. This would be the very first incident of mad cow disease in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-12-24-0312240279-story.html|title=Mad cow disease detected in U.S.|last=story|first=Andrew Martin and Paul Singer, Washington Bureau Tribune staff reporter John McCormick in Iowa and Tribune national correspondent Cam Simpson in Washington contributed to this|website=chicagotribune.com|date=24 December 2003 |language=en-US|access-date=2020
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On December 23, 2003, Veneman announced the discovery of a single cow with [[Bovine spongiform encephalopathy]] (BSE), or mad cow disease, in Washington State. This would be the very first incident of mad cow disease in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-12-24-0312240279-story.html|title=Mad cow disease detected in U.S.|last=story|first=Andrew Martin and Paul Singer, Washington Bureau Tribune staff reporter John McCormick in Iowa and Tribune national correspondent Cam Simpson in Washington contributed to this|website=chicagotribune.com|date=24 December 2003 |language=en-US|access-date=2020}}</ref> The cow was determined to be of Canadian origin. After taking initial steps in response, one week later, on December 30, 2003, Veneman announced additional protective measures to be put into place.These included a ban on “downer,” or nonambulatory cattle, from the human food supply; additional food-safety measures in the processing of beef and related products; and an acceleration of “the development of the technology architecture” for a national system to track and identify livestock.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081014055928/http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/2/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2003%2F12%2F0449.html&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RELEASE#7_2_5JM usda.gov]</ref>
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===International trade===
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