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Asia Pacific

Japan to seek more U.S. explanation on beef checks
Japan's vice farm minister said on Monday his ministry would seek further explanations from the United States about its beef inspection system after Hong Kong suspended U.S. beef imports.

Japan urges U.S. not to scale down mad cow testing
Japanese consumers, already wary of eating U.S. beef due to mad cow fears, will become even more concerned if the United States goes ahead with plans to cut back on its mad cow testing, a government official said.

Americas

Leader urges Argentinians to eat less beef
Argentines rank among the world's biggest meat-eaters. But President Nestor Kirchner has told his carnivorous compatriots it's time to consume less if beef prices continue to rise and threaten his campaign against inflation.

Canada, U.S. corn trade war nears
Ottawa moved closer yesterday to a trade war with Washington over U.S. farm subsidies that could see long-term tariffs on grain corn imports -- a measure opponents warn could drive up the cost of everything from tortilla chips to livestock feed.

USA

Mad-Cow feed rules should ban poultry feces
Poultry feces should be banned from cattle feed under rules to be revised this year because the waste may contain traces of mad cow disease, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin told U.S. regulators.

Mississippi beef is safe, producers say
Cattle producers say Mississippi beef is free of mad cow disease detected recently at an Alabama cattle operation.

Investigators to exhume mad cow-infected animal
Investigators say they will dig up an Alabama cow that was infected with mad cow disease so they can get a better idea of its age.

BSE case draws criticism of USDA, FDA
Major political figures from across the spectrum have joined consumer groups and others in criticizing various aspects of USDA's and FDA's procedures for protecting animals and humans from bovine spongiform encephalopathy and its human form, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Asia Pacific

Japan to seek more U.S. explanation on beef checks
Japan's vice farm minister said on Monday his ministry would seek further explanations from the United States about its beef inspection system after Hong Kong suspended U.S. beef imports.

Japan urges U.S. not to scale down mad cow testing
Japanese consumers, already wary of eating U.S. beef due to mad cow fears, will become even more concerned if the United States goes ahead with plans to cut back on its mad cow testing, a government official said.

Americas

Leader urges Argentinians to eat less beef
Argentines rank among the world's biggest meat-eaters. But President Nestor Kirchner has told his carnivorous compatriots it's time to consume less if beef prices continue to rise and threaten his campaign against inflation.

Canada, U.S. corn trade war nears
Ottawa moved closer yesterday to a trade war with Washington over U.S. farm subsidies that could see long-term tariffs on grain corn imports -- a measure opponents warn could drive up the cost of everything from tortilla chips to livestock feed.

USA

Mad-Cow feed rules should ban poultry feces
Poultry feces should be banned from cattle feed under rules to be revised this year because the waste may contain traces of mad cow disease, Iowa Senator Tom Harkin told U.S. regulators.

Mississippi beef is safe, producers say
Cattle producers say Mississippi beef is free of mad cow disease detected recently at an Alabama cattle operation.

Investigators to exhume mad cow-infected animal
Investigators say they will dig up an Alabama cow that was infected with mad cow disease so they can get a better idea of its age.

BSE case draws criticism of USDA, FDA
Major political figures from across the spectrum have joined consumer groups and others in criticizing various aspects of USDA's and FDA's procedures for protecting animals and humans from bovine spongiform encephalopathy and its human form, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.