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5th case of mad cow disease found in Japan
TOKYO Aug. 22 Kyodo - Japan's fifth case of mad cow disease has been found in an inspection of slaughtered cows in Kanagawa Prefecture, the health ministry said Thursday.

 

Japan Confirms 5th Case of Mad Cow Disease  
Aug 22 2002; 07:51 AM ET By Tim Large TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan confirmed another case of mad cow disease on Thursday, the first since May and the fifth since an outbreak last September sent shock waves through ... More...

 

Mad cow disease in Japan
The following is a chronology of developments surrounding the outbreak of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in Japan in September 2001, the first outbreak of the disease in Asia.

 

NASDAQ Abandoning Its Japan Venture
TOKYO - Citing bad market conditions, the U.S.-based NASDAQ Stock Market called an end to expansion in Asia on Monday and said it will refocus on Europe.....

 

Americas

 

Canadian prime minister says he will not seek 4th term
Prime Minister Jean Chretien, who has faced a growing rift within his party, said Wednesday he will not seek a fourth term and will leave office in February 2004.

 

Europe and Middle East

 

Meat Supply Threatened
Afghanistan is running out of meat but livestock imports are not the answer.

 

USA

 

Meat exports should rebound during 2003
The USDA's Economic Research Service projects about a 9-percent increase in meat and poultry exports next year. This year, ERS analysts expect meat exports to finish down by 8 or 9 percent from 2001, due to the strong U.S. dollar, slow world economic growth and food safety concerns. For more information, go to

 

Smithfield Foods Announces First Quarter Results
Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD) today announced earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2003, ended July 28, of $11.8 million, or $.11 per diluted share, versus $56.9 million, or $.53 per diluted share, a year ago.

 

E. Coli Outbreak Hits Children Visiting Dairy Farm
Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have traced an outbreak of a potentially deadly strain of E. coli to a dairy petting farm in Pennsylvania, a finding that adds to the growing concern of direct transmission of E. coli infections from animals to humans.

 

McDonald's Offers New Pork Sandwich
Producers help to make the promotion a success.

 

Risk versus Preference
Scientific panel says that cloned meat presents no undue risk to humans.