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Restriction imposed on meat imports
DHAKA: From now on, no meat or bone meal can be imported without prior permission from the livestock authorities, says an official order issued amid global concerns about mad-cow disease outbreak.
Beef Protests Appeal to Gut, not Brain
Beef Protests Appeal to Gut, not Brain "How come the government has agreed to import beef from cattle that has been dead for more than 30 months?" asks a middle-aged protester in a recent anti-U.S. beef rally ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Beef anger still raging in Korea
Buses are still being burnt and thousands of people are still taking to the streets in Korea where imports of US beef have resumed.
Abviva, Inc.: New Case Of Mad Cow Disease Detected In North America
Main Category: CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 1:00 PDT Abviva, Inc.
South Koreans protest beef ban's lifting
Protesters in South Korea are calling on Seoul to reinstate its ban on U.S. beef imports, organizers say.
SKorean auto workers strike over US beef imports
Tens of thousands of auto workers in South Korea went on strike Wednesday to oppose the government's lifting of a ban on U.S. beef imports.
Even vegetarians may not be safe from 'mad cow' prions
Fancy a dose of prions with your vegetables? A new study suggests that infectious prions - thought to be the causative agents in mad cow disease and human vCJD - can survive wastewater decontamination and wind ...
Editorial: Need for mad cow testing
In 2004, mad cow disease came to Waco in the form of a dead beef cow delivered to Champion Pet Foods.
S Korean PM urges for ending protests at U.S. beef imports
South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo Thursday urged people to end their protests against the resumption of U.S. beef imports, saying his government "did its best" to secure stricter import terms, Yonhap ...
Exposing Ex-Minister's Deception Is Child's Play
Former agriculture minister Kim Sung-hoon in an article in a weekly newspaper last month said the U.S. government was concealing the results of tests by Yale University and the University of Pittsburgh showing ...
Could Peel man have 'mad cow disease'?
June 28, 2008 09:07 AM - Doctors suspect a Peel Region man being cared for at Mississauga's Trillium Health Centre may be suffering from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease , often linked to 'mad cow disease'. Peel ...
Froma Harrop: The real beef in South Korean trade talks
The high-class explanation for the South Korean riots against U.S. beef is protectionism.
Canada Continues to Detect BSE in Younger Cattle
Yesterday, the Canadian Food Inspection Service announced the detection of yet another case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Canadian cattle.
U.S.'s Rice, Visiting Seoul, Assures South Koreans That U.S. Beef Is Safe
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried to reassure South Koreans American beef is safe to eat after a deal to resume imports from the U.S. sparked a political crisis for South Korean President Lee Myung Bak.
Canada's latest B.S.E. case is a five-year old Holstein
The case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy identified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in British Columbia is a five-year old Holstein.
Frontier Meats-brand cattle heads recalled
The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the recall of approximately 2,850 pounds of fresh cattle heads due to possible contamination.
SKorea lifts ban on US beef imports
South Korea has lifted a U.S. beef import ban, imposed amid widespread protest over concerns about mad cow disease.
Group releases new video of mistreated cows at auction - AP
An animal advocacy group released video footage Wednesday of sick or injured dairy cows that it contends were mistreated at an auction facility where they are sold for slaughter.
US ranchers happy to see added foreign market
U.S. cattle producers facing skyrocketing costs and stagnant domestic demand say they need overseas markets like South Korea in order to avoid substantial dips in their bottom lines.
News From The American Chemical Society June 18, 2008
Main Category: Biology / Biochemistry Also Included In: Public Health ; Nutrition / Diet ; Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Article Date: 24 Jun 2008 - 5:00 PDT Prions are not degraded by conventional sewage ...