Japan to seek more U.S. explanation on beef checks. Japan's vice farm minister said on Monday his ministry would seek further explanations from the United States about its beef inspection system after Hong Kong suspended U.S. beef imports. [News Source]

U.S. works with beef importers. The Bush administration is trying to reassure Japan and other foreign customers of American beef while awaiting further tests on a suspected case of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Seoul to reconsider imports of US beef if mad cow case confirmed: official South Korea may again ban imports of U.S. beef if tests confirm a suspected mad cow case in the United States reported over the weekend, a South Korean government official said Monday. [News Source]

US cites test for new mad cow case. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns told his Japanese counterpart face-to-face of a possible new U.S. case of mad cow disease, a spokesman said on Sunday, noting initial alerts often turn out to be false. [News Source]

Early, early detection. Imagine going to the doctor for your regular checkup, giving a blood sample, and having it tested for 100 diseases - cancer, mental illness, even "mad cow" - long before you ever have detectable tumors or other symptoms. [News Source]