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Asia Pacific

FEEL GOOD ABOUT MEAT
Positive consumer attitudes to red meat are on the rise in Australia.

Japan to hang tough on tariffs at WTO
Worried that too few of its farm products may be exempted from massive tariff cuts, Japan plans to keep up the pressure on other World Trade Organization members as they try to hammer out a multilateral trade agreement.

Europe

BSE CONTINUES TO FALL
A recently released progress report says new cases of BSE in the United Kingdom have dropped 40 percent.

EU-RUSSIA TRADE TALKS
E.U. negotiations continue with Russia over veterinary issues.

PRICE PROTEST
Ireland’s beef producers claim there is no basis for pressure from the processors on cattle prices.

USA

Contaminated meat leads to criminal charges in California
Prosecutors last week charged four Los Angeles companies and 10 individuals with violating various federal food safety laws, including importing and selling potentially contaminated meat products, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Senator Asks GAO To Examine USDA BSE
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Wednesday requested the Government Accountability Office examine the Agriculture Department's mad cow disease strategy. In a letter to GAO Comptroller General David Walker, Harkin said there are several issues that should be investigated, including whether the USDA's monitoring plan is adequate to detect mad cow disease in U.S. herds and allegations of mismanagement by USDA officials.

Asia Pacific

FEEL GOOD ABOUT MEAT
Positive consumer attitudes to red meat are on the rise in Australia.

Japan to hang tough on tariffs at WTO
Worried that too few of its farm products may be exempted from massive tariff cuts, Japan plans to keep up the pressure on other World Trade Organization members as they try to hammer out a multilateral trade agreement.

Europe

BSE CONTINUES TO FALL
A recently released progress report says new cases of BSE in the United Kingdom have dropped 40 percent.

EU-RUSSIA TRADE TALKS
E.U. negotiations continue with Russia over veterinary issues.

PRICE PROTEST
Ireland’s beef producers claim there is no basis for pressure from the processors on cattle prices.

USA

Contaminated meat leads to criminal charges in California
Prosecutors last week charged four Los Angeles companies and 10 individuals with violating various federal food safety laws, including importing and selling potentially contaminated meat products, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Senator Asks GAO To Examine USDA BSE
U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, Wednesday requested the Government Accountability Office examine the Agriculture Department's mad cow disease strategy. In a letter to GAO Comptroller General David Walker, Harkin said there are several issues that should be investigated, including whether the USDA's monitoring plan is adequate to detect mad cow disease in U.S. herds and allegations of mismanagement by USDA officials.