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Asia Pacific

Japan experts to visit U.S., Canada on mad cow
TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Only days after Japan's agriculture minister criticised U.S. mad cow testing methods as inadequate, Tokyo will send a team of experts to the United States and Canada to examine efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.

JAPAN/USA: Japan to investigate US BSE measures
Japanese officials are to visit the US this week to look into US measures to contain bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

Japan eyeing beef imports from Australia and New Zealand
Japan will discuss increasing beef shipments from New Zealand and Australia following an import ban on American beef, New Zealand and Australian industry officials said.

Americas

UPDATE 3-Mexico resists U.S. beef pressure, agrees to visit
MEXICO CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Mexico resisted U.S. pressure on Tuesday to resume imports of U.S. beef, asking for more information about its neighbor's efforts to prevent the spread of mad cow disease and agreeing to visit counterparts in Washington.

Canada Announces Additional BSE Measures
Following the joint press conference between USDA and Canadian ag officials, Bob Speller, Canadian Ag Minster, said there are a number of outstanding questions that need to be answered in terms of the current BSE investigation, such as how and when the cow became infected.

Row Looms over Quota
Argentine agriculture ministry proposes new scheme to distribute beef quota forEurope.

Europe

UPDATE 2-FACTBOX-Many countries still ban U.S. beef imports
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Governments which banned imports of U.S. beef following the discovery of mad cow disease were in no hurry to change their minds on Wednesday, despite DNA test results showing the animal infected was born in Canada.

Germany clamps down after sloppy BSE tests found
HAMBURG, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The German government on Wednesday ordered state authorities to insure tests for the mad cow disease BSE are undertaken correctly after discovery of test results with incomplete data.

USA

U.S. mad cow status not only linked to origin -OIE
PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Tests showing the first U.S. animal with mad cow disease came from Canada helps the country's case in negotiating its BSE status but other factors have to be taken into account, a senior official at world animal health body OIE said on Wednesday.

Washington state school bans beef from menu
SEATTLE, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A school district near the town of Mabton, Washington, where a dairy cow tested positive for mad cow disease, has banned beef in its schools, citing concerns over the safety of the food supply in one of the first such actions by a local government authority.

UPDATE 1-Mad cow probe finds more Canadian cattle sent to US
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. and Canadian officials on Tuesday said they were trying to track down a second shipment of cattle imported from the same farm where a Washington state dairy cow diagnosed with mad cow disease was born.

1/06 USDA BSE Update: DNA Results Say BSE Cow Was Born in Alberta, Canada
Via results gathered from DNA testing, "with a high degree of certainty" the Holstein cow in Washington state confirmed to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was born on a farm in Alberta, Canada, USDA Chief Veterinarian Ron DeHaven told a teleconference today.

USA: Tyson cuts beef production due to lower demand
US meat processor Tyson Foods is reducing operating hours at its US beef plants due to lower demand for US beef following the discovery of a case of BSE, or mad cow disease.

DNA tests: BSE-infected cow came from Canada
Key United States and Canadian officials said that results of genetic testing confirm that the cow diagnosed with the first U.S. case of mad cow disease was born in the Alberta province of Canada.

Organic Growth
Organic meat sales set to surge as BSE hitsUSA.

DNA tests confirm infected cow from Canada
Genetic tests confirmed that theU.S. cow infected with mad cow disease came from a farm in Canada, officials from the two countries said Tuesday.

Asia Pacific

Japan experts to visit U.S., Canada on mad cow
TOKYO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Only days after Japan's agriculture minister criticised U.S. mad cow testing methods as inadequate, Tokyo will send a team of experts to the United States and Canada to examine efforts to prevent the spread of the disease.

JAPAN/USA: Japan to investigate US BSE measures
Japanese officials are to visit the US this week to look into US measures to contain bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

Japan eyeing beef imports from Australia and New Zealand
Japan will discuss increasing beef shipments from New Zealand and Australia following an import ban on American beef, New Zealand and Australian industry officials said.

Americas

UPDATE 3-Mexico resists U.S. beef pressure, agrees to visit
MEXICO CITY, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Mexico resisted U.S. pressure on Tuesday to resume imports of U.S. beef, asking for more information about its neighbor's efforts to prevent the spread of mad cow disease and agreeing to visit counterparts in Washington.

Canada Announces Additional BSE Measures
Following the joint press conference between USDA and Canadian ag officials, Bob Speller, Canadian Ag Minster, said there are a number of outstanding questions that need to be answered in terms of the current BSE investigation, such as how and when the cow became infected.

Row Looms over Quota
Argentine agriculture ministry proposes new scheme to distribute beef quota forEurope.

Europe

UPDATE 2-FACTBOX-Many countries still ban U.S. beef imports
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Governments which banned imports of U.S. beef following the discovery of mad cow disease were in no hurry to change their minds on Wednesday, despite DNA test results showing the animal infected was born in Canada.

Germany clamps down after sloppy BSE tests found
HAMBURG, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The German government on Wednesday ordered state authorities to insure tests for the mad cow disease BSE are undertaken correctly after discovery of test results with incomplete data.

USA

U.S. mad cow status not only linked to origin -OIE
PARIS, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Tests showing the first U.S. animal with mad cow disease came from Canada helps the country's case in negotiating its BSE status but other factors have to be taken into account, a senior official at world animal health body OIE said on Wednesday.

Washington state school bans beef from menu
SEATTLE, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A school district near the town of Mabton, Washington, where a dairy cow tested positive for mad cow disease, has banned beef in its schools, citing concerns over the safety of the food supply in one of the first such actions by a local government authority.

UPDATE 1-Mad cow probe finds more Canadian cattle sent to US
WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - U.S. and Canadian officials on Tuesday said they were trying to track down a second shipment of cattle imported from the same farm where a Washington state dairy cow diagnosed with mad cow disease was born.

1/06 USDA BSE Update: DNA Results Say BSE Cow Was Born in Alberta, Canada
Via results gathered from DNA testing, "with a high degree of certainty" the Holstein cow in Washington state confirmed to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was born on a farm in Alberta, Canada, USDA Chief Veterinarian Ron DeHaven told a teleconference today.

USA: Tyson cuts beef production due to lower demand
US meat processor Tyson Foods is reducing operating hours at its US beef plants due to lower demand for US beef following the discovery of a case of BSE, or mad cow disease.

DNA tests: BSE-infected cow came from Canada
Key United States and Canadian officials said that results of genetic testing confirm that the cow diagnosed with the first U.S. case of mad cow disease was born in the Alberta province of Canada.

Organic Growth
Organic meat sales set to surge as BSE hitsUSA.

DNA tests confirm infected cow from Canada
Genetic tests confirmed that theU.S. cow infected with mad cow disease came from a farm in Canada, officials from the two countries said Tuesday.