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Asia Pacific

South Korea may delay U.S. beef imports after mad cow case
South Korea may delay re-opening its market to U.S. beef imports after the confirmation of its third-case of mad-cow disease, leaving the U.S.'s third-biggest beef market to rivals in Australia.

Japan wants detail of U.S. beef that prompted Hong Kong suspension
Japan is asking the United States for more details about beef shipments that prompted Hong Kong to suspend imports from an American beef processing company, a Japanese official said Tuesday.

Bone discovery spurs Hong Kong to ban Swift beef
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Food and Environment Hygiene Department said Monday that all beef imports from Greeley, Col.-based Swift & Company have been suspended after one shipment was found to contain bones.

Europe

U.K. proposes traffic-light labeling
The British Food Standards Agency agrees on principles for color-coded front-of-pack nutrient labeling.

USA

Third case of B.S.E. discovered in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the discovery of the third case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the U.S. The animal has been identified as being non-ambulatory and coming from a farm in Alabama. The carcass was buried on the farm and did not enter the U.S. food supply or feed chain.

Cattle industry officials say testing is doing its job
Cattle industry leaders on Monday said confirmation of a new case of mad cow disease in this country shows that the U.S. testing and surveillance program works. They also said consumers could remain confident in the safety of the beef they eat.

Mad cow case unlikely to hurt U.S. taste for beef
Livestock industry economists and analysts on Monday rushed to reassure U.S. consumers that they should keep grilling steaks, eating hamburgers and other forms of beef just as they did before the government reported a third case of mad cow disease.

Asia Pacific

South Korea may delay U.S. beef imports after mad cow case
South Korea may delay re-opening its market to U.S. beef imports after the confirmation of its third-case of mad-cow disease, leaving the U.S.'s third-biggest beef market to rivals in Australia.

Japan wants detail of U.S. beef that prompted Hong Kong suspension
Japan is asking the United States for more details about beef shipments that prompted Hong Kong to suspend imports from an American beef processing company, a Japanese official said Tuesday.

Bone discovery spurs Hong Kong to ban Swift beef
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Food and Environment Hygiene Department said Monday that all beef imports from Greeley, Col.-based Swift & Company have been suspended after one shipment was found to contain bones.

Europe

U.K. proposes traffic-light labeling
The British Food Standards Agency agrees on principles for color-coded front-of-pack nutrient labeling.

USA

Third case of B.S.E. discovered in the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the discovery of the third case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the U.S. The animal has been identified as being non-ambulatory and coming from a farm in Alabama. The carcass was buried on the farm and did not enter the U.S. food supply or feed chain.

Cattle industry officials say testing is doing its job
Cattle industry leaders on Monday said confirmation of a new case of mad cow disease in this country shows that the U.S. testing and surveillance program works. They also said consumers could remain confident in the safety of the beef they eat.

Mad cow case unlikely to hurt U.S. taste for beef
Livestock industry economists and analysts on Monday rushed to reassure U.S. consumers that they should keep grilling steaks, eating hamburgers and other forms of beef just as they did before the government reported a third case of mad cow disease.