Cattlemen on edge. Canadian cattlemen hope the latest case of mad cow disease -- found in an animal born well after a feed ban was implemented to prevent spread of the disease -- doesn't derail American plans to loosen restrictions on live cattle imports. [News Source]

Cattlemen fearful latest case of BSE could discourage American importers (Vancouver Province) REGINA - Canadian cattlemen hope the latest case of mad cow disease found in an animal born well after a feed ban was implemented to prevent spread of the disease doesn't derail American plans to loosen restrictions on live cattle imports. [News Source]

Ridley Loses Bid To Appeal Court Ruling In Mad Cow Class-Action Case (CattleNetwork.com) Mankato, Minnesota / Winnipeg, Manitoba, July 18, 2006 –– In a decision released Friday, July 14 , the Quebec Court of Appeal denied Ridley Inc. leave to appeal the June 2, 2006 Quebec Superior Court’s refusal to stay the proposed class action lawsuit against Ridley and the Government of Canada in the province of Quebec. [News Source]

U.S. assists Canada in mad cow probe. The USA is joining Canada's investigation into its most recent occurrence of mad cow disease, a case troubling to officials in both countries because of the youth of the infected animal. [News Source]

Is there anything left that we can eat? Everything, it seems, is either ethically, nutritionally or environmentally incorrect. [News Source]