Asia Pacific | Korea Changes Frozen Beef LawsChange of laws in Korea to allow...

Asia Pacific

Korea Changes Frozen Beef Laws
Change of laws in Korea to allow freezing of beef opens up export markets.

Americas

Tyson Foods targets at Seara
The Seara Alimentos, controlled by the multinational Bunge, is being targeted by Tyson Foods.

Europe

EU Parliament May Expand Biotech Food-Labeling Rules
The European Parliament is bracing for a food fight over a measure that would order that any food containing any amount of a genetically modified ingredient be labeled. German researcher claims smoked sausage linked to multiple sclerosis
A paper presented at the 12th Meeting of the European Neurological Society suggested that eating smoked sausage during childhood may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis later in life, according to news reports.

USA

Cash for Trade Promotion
USMEF Allocated $8.5 Million for foreign market development. Agriculture Organizations Meet with Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge
Representatives from nearly 40 different agriculture groups met at the White House July 2 with Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials. Plant aids quest for safer beef
Researchers believe the answer to guarding the nation's beef supply against E.coli may lie in the sea.