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Asia Pacific
Japanese restaurants display cattle information for beef menu items
Tsubame Corp., an operator of Tsubame restaurants in Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture, now displays information on beef menu items at each of its 21 restaurants, according to the Japan Weekly Monitor.
RECORD FALLS
Australia shipped a record amount of beef to Japan in June.
HOURS SHAKE-UP
Korean beef processors protest five-day workweek, which could force them to close.
Australian beef exports to Japan hit record level.
Australian beef exports to Japan have hit their highest level on record
Europe
TOP CUT
Judges praise the quality of Scotch beef in steak competition.
GENETIC DISCUSSION
New Zealand plans seminars to educate producers and processors on how to take economic advantage of beef genetics.
BEEF GRANTS
Ireland’s Agriculture Ministry announces payments of Euro 31 million to beef farmers.
USA
NCBA study: Beef buyers, consumers know little about irradiated beef
Knowledge about and purchases of irradiated ground beef are low, with four in 10 beef purchasers saying they are not at all knowledgeable about irradiated beef, according to a study released by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
McDonald's debuts beef traceability program
McDonald's Corp reportedly aims to have at least 10 percent of its U.S. beef purchases traceable from farm to table by year-end as an added assurance of food safety for its customers.
INDUSTRY SURVEY: Announcing inconclusive BSE tests fuels unwarranted fear
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has immediately reported all inconclusive test results from its enhanced BSE surveillance program, but a large majority of respondents to a recent Meatingplace.com survey disagree with that decision.
TWO FOR TWO
USDA reports that a second unconfirmed positive BSE sample was negative for the disease.
BSE testing subject to errors
An official working in food safety systems says he's not surprised that the United States is experiencing some confusion over its tests for BSE, or mad cow disease.
Asia Pacific
Japanese restaurants display cattle information for beef menu items
Tsubame Corp., an operator of Tsubame restaurants in Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture, now displays information on beef menu items at each of its 21 restaurants, according to the Japan Weekly Monitor.
RECORD FALLS
Australia shipped a record amount of beef to Japan in June.
HOURS SHAKE-UP
Korean beef processors protest five-day workweek, which could force them to close.
Australian beef exports to Japan hit record level.
Australian beef exports to Japan have hit their highest level on record
Europe
TOP CUT
Judges praise the quality of Scotch beef in steak competition.
GENETIC DISCUSSION
New Zealand plans seminars to educate producers and processors on how to take economic advantage of beef genetics.
BEEF GRANTS
Ireland’s Agriculture Ministry announces payments of Euro 31 million to beef farmers.
USA
NCBA study: Beef buyers, consumers know little about irradiated beef
Knowledge about and purchases of irradiated ground beef are low, with four in 10 beef purchasers saying they are not at all knowledgeable about irradiated beef, according to a study released by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
McDonald's debuts beef traceability program
McDonald's Corp reportedly aims to have at least 10 percent of its U.S. beef purchases traceable from farm to table by year-end as an added assurance of food safety for its customers.
INDUSTRY SURVEY: Announcing inconclusive BSE tests fuels unwarranted fear
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has immediately reported all inconclusive test results from its enhanced BSE surveillance program, but a large majority of respondents to a recent Meatingplace.com survey disagree with that decision.
TWO FOR TWO
USDA reports that a second unconfirmed positive BSE sample was negative for the disease.
BSE testing subject to errors
An official working in food safety systems says he's not surprised that the United States is experiencing some confusion over its tests for BSE, or mad cow disease.