Asia PacificU.S. beef goes on sale at 3 stores in Tokyo areaA major U.S. re...

Asia Pacific
U.S. beef goes on sale at 3 stores in Tokyo area
A major U.S. retailer started selling U.S. beef at its three stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area Wednesday after the Japanese government confirmed Tuesday the safety of the first shipment of U.S. beef since Japan lifted a reinstated import ban over fears of mad cow disease.

U.S. Beef Import Resumption Separate From FTA Talks In South Korea
South Korea's resumption of U.S. beef imports is not connected to the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) talks between the two countries because it is a health issue, a government official said Wednesday.

South Korea To Send New Beef Plant Audit Team To US
South Korea has agreed to send a new delegation of auditors to the U.S. to review several beef-processing plants where the country previously found problems, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Tuesday.

Europe
Belly pork popularity soars
Belly pork has been the Cinderella cut and its growth in popularity shows people are willing to try something new and use modern methods for cooking and preparation.

Canada
Canada can't locate birth farm of 6th mad cow case
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Tuesday it could not confirm the birth farm of Canada's sixth mad cow case since 2003 due to a lack of information on the animal's history.

Canada may ban US pork
Within the coming year, U.S. hog producers face a possible ban by Canada's health agency against U.S. pork from animals treated with the antibiotic carbadox. Carbadox is widely used on hogs in the U.S.

United States
Two US Feed Manufacturers Recall Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported this week that two U.S. feed firms were recalling cattle feed out of fears they may have been contaminated with meat and bone meal.

Ag Secretary Mike Johanns On Resignation Of Under Secretary J.B. Penn
"Today I have accepted the resignation of Dr. J.B. Penn, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, who has resigned effective at the end of August to return to the private sector.

Asia Pacific
U.S. beef goes on sale at 3 stores in Tokyo area
A major U.S. retailer started selling U.S. beef at its three stores in the Tokyo metropolitan area Wednesday after the Japanese government confirmed Tuesday the safety of the first shipment of U.S. beef since Japan lifted a reinstated import ban over fears of mad cow disease.

U.S. Beef Import Resumption Separate From FTA Talks In South Korea
South Korea's resumption of U.S. beef imports is not connected to the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) talks between the two countries because it is a health issue, a government official said Wednesday.

South Korea To Send New Beef Plant Audit Team To US
South Korea has agreed to send a new delegation of auditors to the U.S. to review several beef-processing plants where the country previously found problems, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Tuesday.

Europe
Belly pork popularity soars
Belly pork has been the Cinderella cut and its growth in popularity shows people are willing to try something new and use modern methods for cooking and preparation.

Canada
Canada can't locate birth farm of 6th mad cow case
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Tuesday it could not confirm the birth farm of Canada's sixth mad cow case since 2003 due to a lack of information on the animal's history.

Canada may ban US pork
Within the coming year, U.S. hog producers face a possible ban by Canada's health agency against U.S. pork from animals treated with the antibiotic carbadox. Carbadox is widely used on hogs in the U.S.

United States
Two US Feed Manufacturers Recall Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported this week that two U.S. feed firms were recalling cattle feed out of fears they may have been contaminated with meat and bone meal.

Ag Secretary Mike Johanns On Resignation Of Under Secretary J.B. Penn
"Today I have accepted the resignation of Dr. J.B. Penn, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, who has resigned effective at the end of August to return to the private sector.