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Asia Pacific

Mass BSE test target seen as hard to meet
Planned nationwide testing of all dead cows for mad cow disease beginning next spring will be hard to implement, according to 40 of the nation's 47 prefectures responding to questions from The Asahi Shimbun.

Europe

Call Made to Reduce Subsidies
Developed nations need to reduce subsidies to help meat trade grow the World Meat Congress in Berlin hears. German Meat Cuts Guide Launched
German food marketing agency launches internet guide to meat cuts and suppliers.

USA

Economist- Different Scenarios for Pork and Beef Complex
Virginia Tech ag economist Wayne Purcell says there are two different scenarios building in the pork and beef complexes, noting that while cattle is trying to find a bottom, hog numbers are not encouraging buying. Ag Secretary Rules Out Meat Label
Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman has ruled out allowing meat to be labeled as grown in North America if it is produced in Canada, Mexico or the United States. PETA threatens boycott of Kroger unless animal welfare rules OK'd
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is targeting the Kroger Co. in an effort to persuade the nation's leading grocery chain to adopt a get-tough policy on animal handling

Dairy Queen expands test of irradiated burgers
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Minneapolis, Minn.-based American Dairy Queen Corp. is expanding its test market of irradiated hamburgers from one store each in Spicer and Hutchinson, Minn. to 11 more stores in central Minnesota.

Firehouse Bell to Toll End of Ground Zero Cleanup
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the tolling of a firehouse bell, an empty stretcher carrying an American flag and the mournful skirl of bagpipes, New Yorkers will mark the end of the World Trade Center recovery effort Thursday and a new beginning for the site where thousands died on Sept. 11. 'When we first got down to the job, there was not even water,' said Leo Di Rubbo, 55, a 35-year construction veteran who helped oversee the cleanup as a superintendent from day one. 'Everyone's face was dirty and black from the dust, and the only places that weren't' were from tears.

Soybeans Head for Space
DuPont and NASA team up to raise oilseed crop where no farmer has gone before.

International Pig Veterinary Congress Slated for June 2-5
IPVS congress is a leading forum for new information on current and emerging diseases.

Pork Producers Commend Senate for Strong Free Trade Vote
Legislation moves on to conference committee.

McDonald's Decision
U.S. producers say there's still domestic meat to use.

Pork Plant Resurrection
Farmland Industries will rebuild its pork processing plant in Minnesota.

Help for Small Operations
FSIS will provide technical guidance for small, state-inspected meat processors.

Restaurant Safety Guidelines
The American Dietetic Association and ConAgra Foods offer consumers safety advice for restaurant prepared foods.