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Asia
OFFICIAL DEFENDS DECISION TO PERMIT IMPORTS OF U.S. BEEF -- Taipei, Nov. 21 (CNA) A government decision to lift a ban on imports of U.S. beef early this year was appropriate according to the guidelines of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Office of Epizootics (IOE), a health official said Tuesday.
South Korea will follow OIE risk standards for beef, may allow bone-in beef in 2007 - South Korea promised to reconsider its restrictions on U.S. beef if the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) formalizes a change in risk standards when it meets in May 2007.
US Advocates Raise Red Flags on ‘Beefy Risks’ (Kore Times) - United States consumer advocates are sounding the alarm over potential risks of consuming U.S. beef...
Europe
CHANGE PROPOSED IN BSE ASSESSMENT - EUROPE: A European Food Safety Authority panel is proposing changes in the way Geographical BSE-Risk (GBR) is determined.
INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL-CARE STANDARDS URGED - ITALY/FRANCE: Representatives of groups with ties to agriculture advise OIE on establishing international animal health and care standards.
South America
Brazil to speed up 120 infrastructure projectsReuters - BRASILIA, Brazil, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to hire more people and modify environmental laws to force through 120 stalled infrastructure projects in his second term.
U.S.
Appeals court turns down USDA request to dismiss R-CALF case - The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a motion by USDA to dismiss an appeal by Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund in an ongoing dispute over the import of live cattle from Canada
Asia
OFFICIAL DEFENDS DECISION TO PERMIT IMPORTS OF U.S. BEEF -- Taipei, Nov. 21 (CNA) A government decision to lift a ban on imports of U.S. beef early this year was appropriate according to the guidelines of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Office of Epizootics (IOE), a health official said Tuesday.
South Korea will follow OIE risk standards for beef, may allow bone-in beef in 2007 - South Korea promised to reconsider its restrictions on U.S. beef if the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) formalizes a change in risk standards when it meets in May 2007.
US Advocates Raise Red Flags on ‘Beefy Risks’ (Kore Times) - United States consumer advocates are sounding the alarm over potential risks of consuming U.S. beef...
Europe
CHANGE PROPOSED IN BSE ASSESSMENT - EUROPE: A European Food Safety Authority panel is proposing changes in the way Geographical BSE-Risk (GBR) is determined.
INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL-CARE STANDARDS URGED - ITALY/FRANCE: Representatives of groups with ties to agriculture advise OIE on establishing international animal health and care standards.
South America
Brazil to speed up 120 infrastructure projectsReuters - BRASILIA, Brazil, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva plans to hire more people and modify environmental laws to force through 120 stalled infrastructure projects in his second term.
U.S.
Appeals court turns down USDA request to dismiss R-CALF case - The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a motion by USDA to dismiss an appeal by Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund in an ongoing dispute over the import of live cattle from Canada