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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-02-02, Page 3Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan Citizens News, February 2, 1977 Page 3 Cattle from U.S. tested for chemical contamination Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan said his department has begun detaining all cattle im- ported from Michigan, effective this week, while they are tested for contamination by chemicals. The move follows statements last week by senior department officials that cattle were being tested only on a random basis. Iensall by Bertha McGregor Mr, & Mrs. Sim Roobol, Hen- sall received a telephone call Tuesday morning from Holland informing them of the sudden death of his brother Cornelius. Cornelius had visited Canada in 1973 and 1975. Surviving besides Sim are two brothers and one sister in Holland. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lavery and Mr. & Mrs. George Beer return- ed home from a motor trip through Florida. Mr. & Mrs. George Parker in company with Mr. & Mrs. Wayne McBride enjoyed a snowmobile holiday at Port Severn. Mr. & Mrs. Lorne Archer returned home after spending a holiday in Florida. Mrs. Ed Corbett who has been a patient in South Huron Hospital, Exeter returned home this week. The South Huron Agricultural Meeting which was to be held in the Town Hall, Hensall on Mon- day evening has been postponed until Monday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. Queensway Nursing Home Recent visitors with • the Queensway Nursing Home are as follows: with Mrs. Pauline Jef- frey, her son Edmund, Madge Oesch and Blanche Bechard. Mary Neil and Howard Johns visited Mrs. Mabel Johns; Chester and Ila Dunn visited with Vera Lammie and Roy McDonald. Mrs. Marion Schenk and Jeanette Lippert visited Hugo Schenk and Harold Glanville. Wilbert Dilling visited his wife Anna Dilling. Mrs. Roy McDonald, Stewart and Jean Triebner visited with Roy McDonald and Vera Lam- mie. Shirley Prouty visited Lynn Latimer, Alec Barrett, Harold Glanville, Mary Palmer, Roy McDonald, Isabelle Sproet, Vera Lammie and Almeeda Parsons. Visitors with Cora Alcock were Isabelle Jeffrey and Brian Alcock. Mrs. Rosa Harris visited Bernice Lavery. Betty Smith visited several residents. Mrs. Chester Dunn and Mrs. John Ridley visited Roy McDonald and Vera Lammie. Nora Herd and Belle Reid visited Clara Featherston. Unit 4 of the U.C.W. Hensall United Church namely Mrs. Elizabth Riley, Mrs. Slade, Mrs. Luther Sr., Mrs. Eric Luther entertained the residents with music and bingo. Rev. Geo. Anderson of Exeter conducted church service last week accompanied at the piano by Louise Mitchell. Yes, we do have it.. • Toys • School & Office Supplies • CORO JEWELLERY • STATIONERY • GIFT WARE • HEALTH & BEAUTY AIDS GOSHEN ST., ZURICH 236-4941 Mr. Whelan said in an inter- view that several hundred cattle were involved in the testing program. He emphasized, however, that there had been no indicaton that contamination ex- isted in any cattle tested in the last three years. The contamination incident oc- curred in 1973 when a chemical fire retardant was accidentally mixed with cattle feed. The chemical was identified as poly- bromated-biphymal, or PBB. U.S. agriculture officials said at the time that 11/2 million poultry, 30,000 cattle, 1,000 hogs and 500 sheep were quarantined on 150 premises. Lorne Nystrom (NDP—Yorkton-Melville) asked Mr. Whelan in the Commons why the agriculture department had not moved to test more cattle when the problem was originally discovered in 1974. The agriculture minister replied that 700 cattle had been tested in the last three years and that 38 cattle from Michigan were tested earlier this week. "We ,.feel sure we've done everything humanly possible to control the problem in Canada," he said. Mr. Nystrom said more than 70,000 cattle had been imported into Canada from Michigan dur- ing 1975 and 1976. He said one third of the population of that state had been affected in some way by contamination through the food chain. The Saskatchewan MP asked Mr. Whelan to appoint officials to monitor food corning into the country from contaminated en- vironments. Mr. Whelan answered that because the contamination had occurred three years ago it would not be feasible to conduct checks on imported food products. He said all affected cattle had been destroyed by U.S. agriculture officialq Officials said last week the tests would take some time to conduct and that the chemical is believed to remain an active in- gredient for several years. Mr. Whelan said imports from Michigan had been dropping recently because of the current low prices paid for beef. Im- porters could not make a signifi- cant profit under those con- ditions, he said. Mr. Whelan said about 80 head of cattle had entered Canada from Michigan in the past 10 days. Today's success is yesterday's failure who wouldn't give up. COL THE0' F OD BUYS T SPEU. 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