Japan Lifts Ban on U.S. Beef Imports (ABC News) Japan Lifts Ban on U.S. Beef Imports Over Concerns About Mad Cow Disease [News Source]

Japan lifts ban on U.S. beef imports (AP via Yahoo! News) Japan on Thursday announced the resumption of U.S. beef imports, ending a ban imposed over concerns about mad cow disease and removing a strain in relations with Washington. [News Source]

Japan Ends Ban On U.S. Beef (CBS News) Japan has announced that it will resume importation of U.S. beef, following a month-long inspection of U.S. plants to make sure they are up to par with Japanese standards and comply with safeguards against mad cow disease. [News Source]

Japan resumes US beef imports (AFP via Yahoo! News) Japan has announced it was resuming imports of US beef, resolving a long rift between the allies, but consumers remained unconvinced that the meat is safe from mad cow disease. [News Source]

Fears grow that funds will run out before work on tip is finished. Parish and district councillors in Cullingworth, UK, have questioned whether funding is in place for a £5.8 million scheme to tackle cleanup at a local landfill. [News Source]

Japan lifts ban on U.S. beef. Japan's health minister announced the resumption of U.S. beef imports Thursday, ending a ban imposed in January due to concerns about mad cow disease. [News Source]

Safeguards vastly cut BSE risk to people. The U.S. government virtually eliminated the threat of mad cow disease to consumers by requiring the removal of brains, spinal cords and other high risk items from older cattle, the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Japan resumes US beef imports (AFP via Yahoo! News) Japan has announced it was resuming imports of US beef, resolving a long rift between the allies, but consumers remained unconvinced that the meat is safe from mad cow disease. [News Source]

Japan resumes US beef imports (AFP via Yahoo! News) Japan has announced it was resuming imports of US beef, resolving a long rift between the allies, but consumers remained unconvinced that the meat is safe from mad cow disease. [News Source]

Japan not afraid of mad cow disease anymore (Pravda) The U.S. ambassador immediately welcomed the move, which reopens Japan's lucrative market to a select list of U.S. meat exporters, saying that it resolved an issue of primary importance to the United States. [News Source]