Asia Pacific | Japan, U.S. make no new proposals at BSE talksTOKYO, Jan 23 (...

Asia Pacific

Japan, U.S. make no new proposals at BSE talks
TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Neither Japan nor the United States made new proposals at a meeting in Tokyo on Friday to discuss Japan's suspension of American beef, and the two countries appeared no nearer to resuming trade.

Japan, U.S. no closer on end to mad cow beef ban
TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The United States and Japan failed to make any headway on Friday in talks on Japan's suspension of American beef imports, with the two countries appearing no nearer to resuming trade following discovery of mad cow disease in U.S. herds.

1/22 BSE Update: U.S. Officials In Japan; More Cows Found From Canada Herd
U.S. officials held a briefing in Japan and will hold meetings with their Japanese counterparts today. USDA Undersecretary J.B. Penn told reporters in Tokyothat "We are specifically here to talk about the reopening of the Japanese market following the ban on U.S. beef after the Dec. 23 announcement of one BSE-positive cow that was of Canadian origin."

Europe

E.U. Aid to Scotland
European Commission authorizes financial aid for Scottish scheme to promote red meat.

Argument for Live Exports
Irish farmers' leader defends live export trade inEurope.

USA

USDA's Penn: Japan's Ban on U.S. Beef and Mad Cow Testing
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Agriculture Department Undersecretary J.B. Penn talks with Bloomberg's Tim Kelly in Tokyoabout the outlook for a U.S. delegation's meeting today with Japanese government off...

UPDATE 1-USDA finds herdmates of mad cow animal in Idaho
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Animal health officials investigating the first U.S. case of mad cow disease have identified three animals in Idaho that were herdmates of the infected dairy cow in Washington state, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday.

Commentary: 'Lack of evidence' justifies caution on BSE
From almost the very moment the United States' first reported case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy was announced on Dec. 23, a chorus of industry voices has offered a loud and seemingly compelling case for restoring business as usual as quickly as possible. We've reassured domestic consumers of the safety of U.S. beef and argued vigorously that overseas trading bans were overreactions based more on politics than science.

BSE investigation traces cow to Oregon dairy
Oregon agriculture officials ordered a dairy near Boardman, Ore. not to move any of its cows after an animal there was traced to the same herd as the BSE-positive cow in Washingtonstate.

BSE-HACCP Issue Clarified
Confusion over altering HACCP plans to be in compliance with new BSE regulations is resolved.

US urged to adopt NLIS quickly
In the wake of the discovery of BSE, the United States Department of Agriculture has been told to speed up the implementation of a national animal identification scheme

Asia Pacific

Japan, U.S. make no new proposals at BSE talks
TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Neither Japan nor the United States made new proposals at a meeting in Tokyo on Friday to discuss Japan's suspension of American beef, and the two countries appeared no nearer to resuming trade.

Japan, U.S. no closer on end to mad cow beef ban
TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The United States and Japan failed to make any headway on Friday in talks on Japan's suspension of American beef imports, with the two countries appearing no nearer to resuming trade following discovery of mad cow disease in U.S. herds.

1/22 BSE Update: U.S. Officials In Japan; More Cows Found From Canada Herd
U.S. officials held a briefing in Japan and will hold meetings with their Japanese counterparts today. USDA Undersecretary J.B. Penn told reporters in Tokyothat "We are specifically here to talk about the reopening of the Japanese market following the ban on U.S. beef after the Dec. 23 announcement of one BSE-positive cow that was of Canadian origin."

Europe

E.U. Aid to Scotland
European Commission authorizes financial aid for Scottish scheme to promote red meat.

Argument for Live Exports
Irish farmers' leader defends live export trade inEurope.

USA

USDA's Penn: Japan's Ban on U.S. Beef and Mad Cow Testing
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Agriculture Department Undersecretary J.B. Penn talks with Bloomberg's Tim Kelly in Tokyoabout the outlook for a U.S. delegation's meeting today with Japanese government off...

UPDATE 1-USDA finds herdmates of mad cow animal in Idaho
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Animal health officials investigating the first U.S. case of mad cow disease have identified three animals in Idaho that were herdmates of the infected dairy cow in Washington state, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday.

Commentary: 'Lack of evidence' justifies caution on BSE
From almost the very moment the United States' first reported case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy was announced on Dec. 23, a chorus of industry voices has offered a loud and seemingly compelling case for restoring business as usual as quickly as possible. We've reassured domestic consumers of the safety of U.S. beef and argued vigorously that overseas trading bans were overreactions based more on politics than science.

BSE investigation traces cow to Oregon dairy
Oregon agriculture officials ordered a dairy near Boardman, Ore. not to move any of its cows after an animal there was traced to the same herd as the BSE-positive cow in Washingtonstate.

BSE-HACCP Issue Clarified
Confusion over altering HACCP plans to be in compliance with new BSE regulations is resolved.

US urged to adopt NLIS quickly
In the wake of the discovery of BSE, the United States Department of Agriculture has been told to speed up the implementation of a national animal identification scheme