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Asia Pacific

 

US, Japan fail to get deal on Mad Cow trade worries
Japan on Tuesday maintained a July 1 deadline for the United States to certify that its beef exports are free of Canadian products but talks between the two governments to maintain trade were continuing, a U.S. official said.

 

Vanclief Warns Japan Over Mad Cow Inspection, Import Demands

Japan should be careful what it wishes for when it demands assurances that beef imports from the United States contain no meat from Canadian cattle, said federal agriculture minister Lyle Vanclief.

 

Americas

 

Canada Expects Expert Panel to Say Beef Safe 
Canada expects foreign experts who reviewed its handling of its single case of mad cow disease to report soon that the country's meat supply is safe, a federal food-safety official said on Tuesday.

 

Europe

 

Study: Biotech Has Growth Potential in Europe
While ag ministers meet in Sacramento discussing ways to bring ag technology to the developing world, a biotech conference in Washington, D.C., sees a report showing how Europe would benefit from adopting biotechnology.

 

EU: EU lays down rules for EFSA decision-making

The European Union's permanent committee for the food chain and animal health has approved a draft regulation that lays down how the new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) should decide which scientific inquiries to undertake.

 

USA

 

AMI says COOL is costly, cumbersome and has no clear benefits
At a USDA listening session, Mark Dopp, American Meat Institute's senior vice president of regulatory affairs and general counsel said that no evidence exists that mandatory country-of-origin labeling will benefit livestock producers, meat packers, retailers or consumers.

 

US lawmakers propose 'Special 301' farm trade law
The United States could impose unilateral trade penalties on nations that unfairly block U.S. farm exports under a bill unveiled by leaders of the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.

 

UPDATE 1-Protests at U.S. food meeting enter third day
Eleven people protesting against bioengineered foods were arrested outside a world agriculture conference on Tuesday, but most demonstrations remained orderly and protesters did not disrupt the conference, police said.

 

Ag Products to Get Marketing Boost
'Special 301' procedure would provide for trade actions against countries that limit market access to U.S. products.

 

Packer Livestock Ownership Defended
AMI submits testimony at Nebraska congressional hearings on packer livestock ownership ban.

Asia Pacific

 

US, Japan fail to get deal on Mad Cow trade worries
Japan on Tuesday maintained a July 1 deadline for the United States to certify that its beef exports are free of Canadian products but talks between the two governments to maintain trade were continuing, a U.S. official said.

 

Vanclief Warns Japan Over Mad Cow Inspection, Import Demands

Japan should be careful what it wishes for when it demands assurances that beef imports from the United States contain no meat from Canadian cattle, said federal agriculture minister Lyle Vanclief.

 

Americas

 

Canada Expects Expert Panel to Say Beef Safe 
Canada expects foreign experts who reviewed its handling of its single case of mad cow disease to report soon that the country's meat supply is safe, a federal food-safety official said on Tuesday.

 

Europe

 

Study: Biotech Has Growth Potential in Europe
While ag ministers meet in Sacramento discussing ways to bring ag technology to the developing world, a biotech conference in Washington, D.C., sees a report showing how Europe would benefit from adopting biotechnology.

 

EU: EU lays down rules for EFSA decision-making

The European Union's permanent committee for the food chain and animal health has approved a draft regulation that lays down how the new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) should decide which scientific inquiries to undertake.

 

USA

 

AMI says COOL is costly, cumbersome and has no clear benefits
At a USDA listening session, Mark Dopp, American Meat Institute's senior vice president of regulatory affairs and general counsel said that no evidence exists that mandatory country-of-origin labeling will benefit livestock producers, meat packers, retailers or consumers.

 

US lawmakers propose 'Special 301' farm trade law
The United States could impose unilateral trade penalties on nations that unfairly block U.S. farm exports under a bill unveiled by leaders of the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.

 

UPDATE 1-Protests at U.S. food meeting enter third day
Eleven people protesting against bioengineered foods were arrested outside a world agriculture conference on Tuesday, but most demonstrations remained orderly and protesters did not disrupt the conference, police said.

 

Ag Products to Get Marketing Boost
'Special 301' procedure would provide for trade actions against countries that limit market access to U.S. products.

 

Packer Livestock Ownership Defended
AMI submits testimony at Nebraska congressional hearings on packer livestock ownership ban.