Asia Pacific | Japan finds possible eighth case of mad cow diseaseTests showe...
Asia Pacific
Japan finds possible eighth case of mad cow disease
Tests showed an eighth cow may have contracted mad cow disease in Japan, an agricultural official said Friday.
Australia's Vaile says to lobby Japan on beef
Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile said on Monday he will meet with Japanese government ministers this week to lobby against a looming tariff hike on imported beef.
Investor files suit against ex-Snow Brand executives
An investor in the now-defunct Snow Brand Foods Co., which was at the center of a beef mislabeling fraud last year, filed a 30 billion yen restitution suit Monday against 13 former executives, accusing them of ruining the company through mismanagement.
Europe
EU "very much regrets" Russia move on meat imports
BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The European Union strongly criticized Russia on Monday for a recent move to slap tough curbs on meat imports, saying Moscow should have consulted the bloc before taking measures that jeopardized EU exports.
Prince Charles becomes pitchman for British beef
Although France lifted its BSE-spawned embargo of British beef last October, so far, no one is buying. So, last week, the Prince of Wales added another line to his royal resume: British beef pitchman.
USA
PETA gets religion over Palestinian terror: But to protest death of donkey -- not people
On the heels of weeks of whining about their "credibility" following criticism of a biased national survey on vegetarianism, Norfolk, Va.-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has finally taken a tough stand in response to the ongoing terrorist operations of Yassir Arafat and the Palestinian suicide bombers, according to a copyright story in The Virginian-Pilot.