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South Korea probes suspected foot-and-mouth in cow
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020516/wl_asia_nm/asia_105479_1
South Korea is testing one cow for foot-and-mouth disease at a farm near one of the World Cup venues and the final test result will be available early on Friday, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

BSE still a threat in Australia (MEMBERS) 
http://just-food.com/news_detail.asp?art=49517&app=1
Experts yesterday [Wednesday] warned that BSE and/or its human form, the brain-wasting disease Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob (vCJD) is still likely to strike Australia – and the country had best be prepared.

Further obstacle to PPCS's takeover bid for Richmond Meats 
http://just-food.com/news_detail.asp?art=49519&app=1
Hawkes Bay meat company Richmond Meats yesterday [Thursday] secured an injunction from the High Court in an attempt to prevent the southern cooperative PPCS from acquiring it.

Truss intervention on beef quota riles industry
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/stories/s557047.htm
The Federal Agriculture Minister has finally intervened in the beef industry's battle over the allocation of

Japan calm under BSE pressure – so far
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/stories/s557051.htm
One of the nation's biggest beef processors says reaction to the latest case of mad cow disease in Japan

Americas

Trade And Terrorism Tops NAFTA Agriculture Meeting Thursday
http://library.northernlight.com/FF20020515040000051.html?cb=0&dx=1006&sc=0
U.S., Canadian and Mexican agriculture officials will meet on Thursday in Nogales, Arizona for discussions on trade and terrorism, according to Canadian trade officials.

Europe / Russia / Middle-East

Ninth case of BSE reported in Denmark
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The ninth case of mad cow disease in Denmark was confirmed Wednesday by health authorities.

Meat groups slam EU for stalling on beef hormone stance
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In an April 23 news release, the European Union announced that its Scientific Committee on Veterinary Measures Relating to Public Health had issued its third opinion concerning the potential risks to human health from hormone residues in beef. This is a statement issued by the American Farm Bureau Federation, Animal Health Institute, American Meat Institute and National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

USA

USDA Team Actively Working on Farm Bill Implementation Veneman Establishes Farm Bill Working Group to Cut Red Tape and Ensure Efficient, Timely Process
http://www.usda.gov/news/releases/2002/05/0193.htm
In an address that was broadcast to USDA employees across the country, Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today said USDA is committed to a timely and efficient farm bill implementation process.

Livestock groups demand investigation of slumping beef market
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The executive committees of the Kansas Livestock Association Cattle Feeders Council and the Texas Cattle Feeders Association met in a joint session to reaffirm their opposition to "political solutions to the livestock industry's economic problems," according to a news release.

Bush Got Warning of Plan to Hijack Plane Before Sept. 11, White House Says
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President George W. Bush received intelligence briefings that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network was planning to hijack a U.S. airliner six weeks before Sept. 11, a White House official said. 

Irradiated Food Market Expands
http://directag.com/directag/news/article.jhtml?article_id=1006967
Company offers new line of foods aimed at people most susceptible to pathogens.