U.S. delays reopening beef border. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency insisted Friday that any impact on Canada's cattle industry would be minimal following a U.S. decision to delay lifting a ban on imports of older cattle from Canada. [News Source]

U.S. to keep older cows out. A return to normalized cattle trade with the United States was delayed again Friday, as the U.S. government put its long-awaited proposal to resume imports of older Canadian cattle on hold pending the outcome of an investigation into Canada's latest case of BSE. [News Source]

Japan reopens market to U.S. beef. Japan has reopened its food markets to American beef, despite fears of importing animals with mad cow disease. [News Source]

USDA plan to expand beef imports put on hold. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is delaying plans to expand cattle and beef imports from Canada while investigators probe that nation's latest case of mad cow disease. [News Source]

US efforts to relax Canada beef ban hit snag. The U.S. government has halted a proposal to allow imports of older Canadian cattle because of a case of mad cow disease in a dairy cow born years after Canada adopted a safeguard against the disease, officials said on Friday. [News Source]

Increased beef imports from Canada halted. The Bush administration halted plans to increase imports of beef and cattle from Canada amid new evidence that Canada's safeguards against mad cow disease are not working. [News Source]

Canada’s mad cow cases stall import plans. More mad cow cases in Canadian cattle are putting the brakes on plans to import more beef and cattle from Canada. [News Source]

Mad cow disease interrupts U.S. plans (Bismarck Tribune) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration halted plans to increase imports of beef and cattle from Canada amid new evidence that Canada's safeguards against mad cow disease are not working. [News Source]

Mad cow disease stops plans to boost imports from Canada (Provo Daily Herald) WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration halted plans to increase imports of beef and cattle from Canada amid new evidence that Canada's safeguards against mad cow disease are not working. The Canadian safeguards are stricter than those in the United States, which is under pressure from McDonald's and other food companies to toughen the rules in this country.. [News Source]

Canada’s mad-cow safeguards do not satisfy U.S. (The News Journal) WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration halted plans to increase imports of beef and cattle from Canada amid new evidence that Canada's safeguards against mad cow disease are not working. [News Source]