Asia PacificSuspected Indonesian bird flu cases test negativeSix suspected b...

Asia Pacific
Suspected Indonesian bird flu cases test negative
Six suspected bird flu patients in Indonesia, one of the nations hardest hit by H5N1, have been cleared of carrying the deadly virus.

Europe
U.K. Exports More Live Lambs
Exports of sheep meat from the United Kingdom rose by 15.9 percent in the first five months of this year to 32,000 metric tons with estimates showing Britain supplying close to 20,000 metric tons of the total.

Customers have no beef with Animex, says president
American Smithfield Foods-controlled Animex, the largest player on the domestic meat processing market, is rapidly regaining strength after facing negative publicity countrywide last year due to a scandal at one of its plants, namely Constar.

United States
Dioxin Levels Fall In Meat
Although dioxin levels in U.S. poultry and hogs have steadily decreased over the past decade, levels of the toxin in cattle have remained quite flat, according to a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Johanns Clarifies Appeal To Japanese To Remove Limits From Beef Trade
Fresh from a lightning tour of Iraq, where he met with Prime Minister Al-Alaki and agricultural officials, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns clarified his oft-repeated request that Japan fully open its market to U.S. beef, even before the first shipments under the new agreement land in Tokyo.

Ranchers Putting Cattle Out To Pasture
Fred Nick has always served his cows a pretty bland menu: grass, grass and more grass.

Science set to end CO packaging debate
Two scientific studies say carbon monoxide is safe to use in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) techniques, countering claims by opponents that use of the gas could harm food safety.

Asia Pacific
Suspected Indonesian bird flu cases test negative
Six suspected bird flu patients in Indonesia, one of the nations hardest hit by H5N1, have been cleared of carrying the deadly virus.

Europe
U.K. Exports More Live Lambs
Exports of sheep meat from the United Kingdom rose by 15.9 percent in the first five months of this year to 32,000 metric tons with estimates showing Britain supplying close to 20,000 metric tons of the total.

Customers have no beef with Animex, says president
American Smithfield Foods-controlled Animex, the largest player on the domestic meat processing market, is rapidly regaining strength after facing negative publicity countrywide last year due to a scandal at one of its plants, namely Constar.

United States
Dioxin Levels Fall In Meat
Although dioxin levels in U.S. poultry and hogs have steadily decreased over the past decade, levels of the toxin in cattle have remained quite flat, according to a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Johanns Clarifies Appeal To Japanese To Remove Limits From Beef Trade
Fresh from a lightning tour of Iraq, where he met with Prime Minister Al-Alaki and agricultural officials, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns clarified his oft-repeated request that Japan fully open its market to U.S. beef, even before the first shipments under the new agreement land in Tokyo.

Ranchers Putting Cattle Out To Pasture
Fred Nick has always served his cows a pretty bland menu: grass, grass and more grass.

Science set to end CO packaging debate
Two scientific studies say carbon monoxide is safe to use in modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) techniques, countering claims by opponents that use of the gas could harm food safety.