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Australia's Howard says free-trade talks to start, backs Japan UNSC bid
Australia's Prime Minister John Howard said his nation will begin talks with Japan on a free-trade agreement, expecting the negotiations to be difficult.
Japan consumers & beef safety
Consumers on Monday voiced opposition to a draft proposal by an international body to ease restrictions on the beef trade related to mad cow disease.
Japan attempts to speed up Food Safety Commission's beef decision
The Japanese government is examining methods for speeding up the glacial pace of its Food Safety Commission, which is charged with deciding whether and under what conditions the market will be reopened to U.S. beef.
South Korea still cool to U.S. beef
Despite the presence of a high-level trade and technical mission in Seoul this week, South Korean officials warned the United States that its market would not open soon to American beef.
Americas
Canada's cattlemen push border reopening issue
With the goal of re-opening the U.S. market to live ruminants, beef and other affected meat products, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) and 23 other organizations today announced they have asked the Government of Canada to initiate dispute settlement mechanisms with the U.S. under either the World Trade Organization (WTO) or North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Canadian cattlemen urge WTO complaint
A coalition of beef industry groups led by the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and Alberta Beef Producers has called on the Canadian government to use trade dispute mechanisms within the World Trade Organization or the North American Free Trade Agreement to reopen the U.S. border to live cattle.
Europe
Smithfield Polish plant shut in food-safety scare
Top U.S. hog and pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. has shut one of its Polish meatpacking plants, the company said after local media showed its employees scraping mould off sausages and sending them back to retailers.
France to boost tests for mad cow disease in goats
France will step up testing goats for possible mad cow infection after an animal health agency found that more such cases may be uncovered, but no date has been set so far.
USA
USDA unveils 'MyPyramid'
MyPyramid replaces the Food Guide Pyramid introduced in 1992, as part of an overall food guidance system that emphasizes the need for a more individualized approach to improving diet and lifestyle.
Australia's Howard says free-trade talks to start, backs Japan UNSC bid
Australia's Prime Minister John Howard said his nation will begin talks with Japan on a free-trade agreement, expecting the negotiations to be difficult.
Japan consumers & beef safety
Consumers on Monday voiced opposition to a draft proposal by an international body to ease restrictions on the beef trade related to mad cow disease.
Japan attempts to speed up Food Safety Commission's beef decision
The Japanese government is examining methods for speeding up the glacial pace of its Food Safety Commission, which is charged with deciding whether and under what conditions the market will be reopened to U.S. beef.
South Korea still cool to U.S. beef
Despite the presence of a high-level trade and technical mission in Seoul this week, South Korean officials warned the United States that its market would not open soon to American beef.
Americas
Canada's cattlemen push border reopening issue
With the goal of re-opening the U.S. market to live ruminants, beef and other affected meat products, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) and 23 other organizations today announced they have asked the Government of Canada to initiate dispute settlement mechanisms with the U.S. under either the World Trade Organization (WTO) or North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Canadian cattlemen urge WTO complaint
A coalition of beef industry groups led by the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and Alberta Beef Producers has called on the Canadian government to use trade dispute mechanisms within the World Trade Organization or the North American Free Trade Agreement to reopen the U.S. border to live cattle.
Europe
Smithfield Polish plant shut in food-safety scare
Top U.S. hog and pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc. has shut one of its Polish meatpacking plants, the company said after local media showed its employees scraping mould off sausages and sending them back to retailers.
France to boost tests for mad cow disease in goats
France will step up testing goats for possible mad cow infection after an animal health agency found that more such cases may be uncovered, but no date has been set so far.
USA
USDA unveils 'MyPyramid'
MyPyramid replaces the Food Guide Pyramid introduced in 1992, as part of an overall food guidance system that emphasizes the need for a more individualized approach to improving diet and lifestyle.