Misguided measure harms food safety. The U.S. House last week passed a misguided measure that could strip Colorado and other states of their ability to ensure food safety and stop them from reacting swiftly to problems in livestock feed. [News Source]

Chemical blast blows roof off plant. About 250 pounds of an ammonia-based chemical exploded into a large fireball and gas cloud Monday morning in north Phoenix. [News Source]

Japan-OK’d U.S. firm in beef flap. A U.S. meat-processing plant that recently shipped beef containing banned cattle parts to Hong Kong passed a Japanese government inspection late last year. [News Source]

US confirms 3rd case of mad cow in 27 months. A beef cow from a herd in Alabama has tested positive for mad cow disease, US officials said on Monday, confirming the third case of the disease in 27 months. [News Source]

Mad cow disease is confirmed in Alabama. The nation's third case of mad cow disease has been confirmed on a farm in Alabama. [News Source]

Mad cow disease found in Alabama; Case is third in U.S. A cow in Alabama has tested positive for mad cow disease, the Agriculture Department said yesterday, confirming the third U.S. case of the brain-wasting ailment. [News Source]

Agriculture Dept. confirms 3rd case of mad cow. A beef cow in Alabama is the nation's third confirmed case of mad cow disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Monday. [News Source]

Mad cow case arises. An Alabama cow has tested positive for mad cow disease, the third case of the brain-wasting disorder discovered on the nation's cattle farms in the last 2 1/2 years, the Agriculture Department said Monday. [News Source]

Mad-cow diagnosis is confirmed. A beef cow in Alabama was officially diagnosed with mad-cow disease, becoming the third U.S. case in 27 months and igniting a difficult search for companions that might also have been exposed to the fatal brain-wasting disease. [News Source]

Industry leaders: Mad cow finding shows U.S. system works. Cattle industry leaders on Monday said confirmation of a new case of mad cow disease in this country shows that the U.S. testing and surveillance program works. [News Source]