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Americas

 

Mexican farmers, government agree to start talks

MEXICO CITY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Mexican farmers and the government agreed on Tuesday on a timetable for talks on rescuing the countryside, which is suffering from fierce competition from imported products from the United States and Canada.

 

New Case of Mad-Cow Disease Found in Spain

The fifth suspected case of mad-cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), has been detected in Andalucia, southern of Spain, local authorities said on Tuesday.

 

Europe

 

Russia to Revive Domestic Beef Industry with Foreign Cattle
Russia has begun to implement a program to resurrect its beef cattle industry.

 

Britain All Set to Import More Beef

The United Kingdom will have an additional import requirement of 53,000 tones of beef this year, according to Meat and Livestock Commission forecasts

 

USA

 

U.S. government finds shortcomings in several meat safety plans  
More than half the largest meat plants checked by the U.S. government had shortcomings in their plans for preventing harmful bacteria from contaminating meat.

 

Groups want to increase organic meat use
Dakota Beef and Campbell County Family Meats said this week it has plans to jointly harvest, prepare and distribute organically developed meat products.

 

USA: USDA tells meat plants to step up protection against E. coli
Around 60% of the largest US meat plants did not meet federal food safety regulations for preventing E. coli bacteria from contaminating their products, according to the US Department of Agriculture.