Posted on 01/28/2026 8:24:50 PM PST by Olog-hai
China has suspended imports of Irish beef following the detection of an outbreak of bluetongue in County Wexford last week, while more cases of the virus have been confirmed in three additional cattle herds in the county.
Minister for Agriculture said that his department informed Chinese authorities of the cases and that they “subsequently informed us that they have suspended the acceptance of Irish beef exported from Ireland with effect from 27 January 2026”.
Minister Heydon added: “As with all temporary suspensions, it is a matter for the importing country when they will recommence the acceptance of exports of Irish Beef.”
The development comes just over two weeks after the Chinese market reopened to Irish beef exports, after being closed since September 2024 following the discovery of an atypical case of BSE in a cow in Ireland. …
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Ole bossie and her steer pals been drinking too much poteen/poitin-— got the blue tongue like a hell of a lot of a really incognitive human population to have dealings with Chi-Coms in the first place. Sort of like their idiot pals in Canada and Carney.
And then it all gets back to the US.
wy69
Funny enough, Google AI is insisting at present that meat from cattle infected with bluetongue is safe for human consumption.
“Bluetongue is not contagious and is primarily transmitted through midges.”
Midges brought in by all the filthy muzzies they import and then have sex with barnyard animals.
I would not be surprised if China wasn’t poisoning food supplies like they did people in 2019.
It does not pose any risk to human health or food safety.
Bluetongue is not contagious and is primarily transmitted through midges(small fly).
More than google say it isn’t a problem for human consumption.
“No, BTV cannot infect people.”
“Bluetongue can be deadly for domestic ruminants such as sheep, cattle and goats. It does not affect humans or the safety of animal meat or milk.”
https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/poland-reports-bluetongue-case-in-cattle
“There is no evidence that bluetongue virus can cause any illness in humans....”
https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/bluetongue.pdf
So there is a question as to the safety of the meat, but it is a question and a number of “experts” have differing opinions.
wy69
Not good when your food doesn’t meet standards in China...
It doesn’t affect humans ...
... as long as you avoid blueberry popsicles ...
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