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Asia Pacific
Won't be pressured on beef ban
A high-ranking Japanese official, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, said in Tokyo Friday that the government will not accept pressure from the United States to reopen its market to imports of U.S. beef.
Korea sets U.S. beef trade rules
The South Korean government on Monday announced a formal list of cattle parts that will be prohibited from entering the country despite the lifting of the ban on U.S. beef.
Japan confirms mad cow #26
Japan has confirmed its 26th case of mad cow disease. Meat inspectors there found the disease in a five-year-old Holstein in the northern state of Hokkaido.
America
Canada provides case for food safety
A new C$2.64 million food-safety initiative is launched in British Columbia.
Europe
Monaco fetes Scottish beef
The French Riviera is the site of a gala dinner to celebrate the return of Scottish beef.
Slaughterhouse from Brazil invests in organic beef exports
The Brazilian slaughterhouse Friboi started producing and exporting organic beef at the end of 2004. Last year they shipped, on average, 24 tonnes of products per month and this year they expect to surpass 50 tonnes.
USA
State reconsiders plan for farm animal identification
A federal proposal to identify every farm animal in the nation through traditional methods such as tattoos and ear tags, or embedded microchips that can be scanned electronically, has generated a firestorm of criticism in Maine.
Asia Pacific
Won't be pressured on beef ban
A high-ranking Japanese official, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, said in Tokyo Friday that the government will not accept pressure from the United States to reopen its market to imports of U.S. beef.
Korea sets U.S. beef trade rules
The South Korean government on Monday announced a formal list of cattle parts that will be prohibited from entering the country despite the lifting of the ban on U.S. beef.
Japan confirms mad cow #26
Japan has confirmed its 26th case of mad cow disease. Meat inspectors there found the disease in a five-year-old Holstein in the northern state of Hokkaido.
America
Canada provides case for food safety
A new C$2.64 million food-safety initiative is launched in British Columbia.
Europe
Monaco fetes Scottish beef
The French Riviera is the site of a gala dinner to celebrate the return of Scottish beef.
Slaughterhouse from Brazil invests in organic beef exports
The Brazilian slaughterhouse Friboi started producing and exporting organic beef at the end of 2004. Last year they shipped, on average, 24 tonnes of products per month and this year they expect to surpass 50 tonnes.
USA
State reconsiders plan for farm animal identification
A federal proposal to identify every farm animal in the nation through traditional methods such as tattoos and ear tags, or embedded microchips that can be scanned electronically, has generated a firestorm of criticism in Maine.