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DEAL IN WORKS: BSE talks focus on `young' U.S. beef
Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to work out terms for a resumption of U.S. beef exports to Japan, but only the meat of young cattle, sources said.
Japan said to have backed off 100 percent BSE testing demand at trade meeting
For the first time, Japan admitted during trade talks with the United States the difficulty of detecting BSE in young cattle and acknowledged that blanket screenings for the disease have limitations, the Kyoto News Service reported.
BSE VISIT ENDS
A technical team from Japan successfully concludes a fact-finding mission to the United States.
Europe
WORLD: Solid progress at WTO agriculture talks
Steady progress is being made at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Doha Development Round talks on agriculture liberalisation, their chairman Tim Groser has told the WTO trade negotiations committee.
Researchers say 'BSE epidemic' went undetected in France
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy began spreading through cattle in France during the 1980s, and by 2000 the disease had infected hundreds of thousands of cattle, according to a study published in the journal Veterinary Research.
BSE STUDY IN FRANCE
New research shows that more than 300,000 cattle in France could have been infected with BSE.
USA
Debate rages over USDA decision to announce inconclusive BSE tests
Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns and the state's agriculture department have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to re-examine its policy of announcing inconclusive BSE tests, citing the potential harm such announcements could have on the cattle industry, Johanns told the Associated Press.
New beef brand boasts longer shelf life
Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Mitec Inc. recently announced a new ground beef brand that will be safe for consumption for up to six weeks, according to the Associated Press.
THE VOCAL POINT: USDA's public airing of BSE 'results' bone-headed bargain
For those on the left, 2004 is something of a silver anniversary for demonizing the nation's second-largest bureaucracy. It was around 1979 that the department first ran afoul of the self-anointed activists who castigate both its intentions and its actions, thanks to a tentative program USDA tried to roll out called the Streamlined Inspection System (SIS).
Animal didn't carry mad cow
Expanded testing showed no presence of mad cow disease in a U.S. animal suspected of having the illness, the government announced Wednesday.
Asia Pacific
DEAL IN WORKS: BSE talks focus on `young' U.S. beef
Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to work out terms for a resumption of U.S. beef exports to Japan, but only the meat of young cattle, sources said.
Japan said to have backed off 100 percent BSE testing demand at trade meeting
For the first time, Japan admitted during trade talks with the United States the difficulty of detecting BSE in young cattle and acknowledged that blanket screenings for the disease have limitations, the Kyoto News Service reported.
BSE VISIT ENDS
A technical team from Japan successfully concludes a fact-finding mission to the United States.
Europe
WORLD: Solid progress at WTO agriculture talks
Steady progress is being made at the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Doha Development Round talks on agriculture liberalisation, their chairman Tim Groser has told the WTO trade negotiations committee.
Researchers say 'BSE epidemic' went undetected in France
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy began spreading through cattle in France during the 1980s, and by 2000 the disease had infected hundreds of thousands of cattle, according to a study published in the journal Veterinary Research.
BSE STUDY IN FRANCE
New research shows that more than 300,000 cattle in France could have been infected with BSE.
USA
Debate rages over USDA decision to announce inconclusive BSE tests
Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns and the state's agriculture department have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to re-examine its policy of announcing inconclusive BSE tests, citing the potential harm such announcements could have on the cattle industry, Johanns told the Associated Press.
New beef brand boasts longer shelf life
Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based Mitec Inc. recently announced a new ground beef brand that will be safe for consumption for up to six weeks, according to the Associated Press.
THE VOCAL POINT: USDA's public airing of BSE 'results' bone-headed bargain
For those on the left, 2004 is something of a silver anniversary for demonizing the nation's second-largest bureaucracy. It was around 1979 that the department first ran afoul of the self-anointed activists who castigate both its intentions and its actions, thanks to a tentative program USDA tried to roll out called the Streamlined Inspection System (SIS).
Animal didn't carry mad cow
Expanded testing showed no presence of mad cow disease in a U.S. animal suspected of having the illness, the government announced Wednesday.