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Mad cow watch goes blind. Creekstone Farms, a Kansas beef producer, wants to reassure customers that its cattle are safe to eat by testing them all for mad cow disease. Sounds like a smart business move, but there's one problem: The federal government won't let the company do it. [News Source]

Cattle battle. If a proposed Department of Agriculture regulation passes as written, the term grass-fed could refer to cattle raised on grass but that have spent their entire lives confined and, quite possibly, fed all the hormones and antibiotics some consumers avoid. [News Source]

Mad cow watch goes blind (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News) Creekstone Farms, a Kansas beef producer, wants to reassure customers that its cattle are safe to eat by testing them all for mad cow disease. Sounds like a smart business move, but there's one problem: The federal government won't let the company do it. [News Source]

U.S. resumes beef exports to Japan after end of trade ban: report (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ U.S. meatpackers are now shipping beef again to Japan following the Japanese government's decision late July to lift the import ban imposed for fear of mad cow disease, Dow Jones news service reported Thursday. [News Source]