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Asia Pacific

China Notifies U.S. of New Import Rules
China has outlined new rules covering imports of ag products that will take effect on July 1. And the changes are raising some concerns among U.S. exporters, especially in light of China's recent actions on the trade front with Brazil.

Japan to offer venison burgers
In August and September, the chamber of commerce and industry in Akancho, Hokkaido, Japan, plans to test-market hamburger patties made of indigenous deer meat, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun.

Europe

UK: Cattle industry hopes for takeoff in beef exports next year
UK cattle producers have said they are hoping that exports of British beef and cattle will increase next year as the industry recovers from the devastating effects of mad cow disease.

EU: Ministers reject plan for EU beef origin labels
Suggestions from the European Commission that the European Union’s (EU) beef origin labeling scheme should be amended to allow made-in-the-EU declarations have been rejected by the EU Council of Ministers (agriculture).

USA

USA: Industry calls for calm over possible BSE case
The American Meat Institute has said that the announcement last week that a cow has tested "inconclusive" for BSE should not cause consumer concern.

Possible new case of mad cow disease in US
A possible new case of mad cow disease has been reported in the United States

Public disclosure of possible mad cow is debated
Expanded testing for so-called mad cow disease in the U.S. cattle herd, begun earlier this month, faces its first trial this week as cattle producers, meatpackers and consumers await confirmation of a preliminary, but inconclusive, finding of the disease in an animal at an undisclosed...

Statement By Deputy Administrator Dr. John Clifford For The Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
"At approximately 5:30 this evening, we were notified that an inconclusive BSE test result was received on a rapid screening test used as part of our enhanced BSE surveillance program. The inconclusive result does not mean we have found another case of BSE in this country. Inconclusive results are a normal component of most screening tests, which are designed to be extremely sensitive so they will detect any sample that could possibly be positive."

Asia Pacific

China Notifies U.S. of New Import Rules
China has outlined new rules covering imports of ag products that will take effect on July 1. And the changes are raising some concerns among U.S. exporters, especially in light of China's recent actions on the trade front with Brazil.

Japan to offer venison burgers
In August and September, the chamber of commerce and industry in Akancho, Hokkaido, Japan, plans to test-market hamburger patties made of indigenous deer meat, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun.

Europe

UK: Cattle industry hopes for takeoff in beef exports next year
UK cattle producers have said they are hoping that exports of British beef and cattle will increase next year as the industry recovers from the devastating effects of mad cow disease.

EU: Ministers reject plan for EU beef origin labels
Suggestions from the European Commission that the European Union’s (EU) beef origin labeling scheme should be amended to allow made-in-the-EU declarations have been rejected by the EU Council of Ministers (agriculture).

USA

USA: Industry calls for calm over possible BSE case
The American Meat Institute has said that the announcement last week that a cow has tested "inconclusive" for BSE should not cause consumer concern.

Possible new case of mad cow disease in US
A possible new case of mad cow disease has been reported in the United States

Public disclosure of possible mad cow is debated
Expanded testing for so-called mad cow disease in the U.S. cattle herd, begun earlier this month, faces its first trial this week as cattle producers, meatpackers and consumers await confirmation of a preliminary, but inconclusive, finding of the disease in an animal at an undisclosed...

Statement By Deputy Administrator Dr. John Clifford For The Animal Plant Health Inspection Service
"At approximately 5:30 this evening, we were notified that an inconclusive BSE test result was received on a rapid screening test used as part of our enhanced BSE surveillance program. The inconclusive result does not mean we have found another case of BSE in this country. Inconclusive results are a normal component of most screening tests, which are designed to be extremely sensitive so they will detect any sample that could possibly be positive."