Report: U.S. Beef Sold in Japan Post Ban (AP via Yahoo! Finance) U.S. beef went on sale in Japan on Wednesday for the first time since authorities lifted a ban imposed in January over mad cow disease, a news report said. [News Source]

Terror trumps mad cow for food scares, and it comes down to trust (University of Melbourne University News) The threat of terrorist contamination is more harmful to food consumption levels than the threat of diseases such as ‘mad cow’, according to a US food expert speaking at the University of Melbourne today (Wednesday 09 August). [News Source]

Canada Agency Completes Manitoba Mad-Cow Investigation (CattleNetwork.com) WINNIPEG (Dow Jones)--The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, or CFIA, has concluded its epidemiological investigation of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad-cow disease, confirmed on July 3 in a cow from Manitoba, the government agency said Tuesday. [News Source]

Wildlife propagator served with 21 charges of sloppy record-keeping. Sloppy record-keeping and maintenance by commercial wildlife propagators has been a major force behind the spread of dreaded chronic wasting disease--a fatal disease to humans--in deer and elk, experts say. [News Source]

When it pays to buy organic. For many shoppers, the decision whether or not to buy organic often comes down to money. [News Source]

First U.S. beef back in Japan passes inspection. U.S. beef has returned to Japan after six months as they allowed one company to import beef after confirming the product meets Japan's safety requirements. [News Source]

Japan receives first batch of U.S. beef. The first shipment of U.S. beef since Japan reimposed a ban in January over fears of mad cow disease arrived Monday at Narita airport. [News Source]

Canada can’t locate birth farm of 6th mad cow case (Reuters via Yahoo! News) The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said on Tuesday it could not confirm the birth farm of Canada's sixth mad cow case since 2003 due to a lack of information on the animal's history. [News Source]

US beef approved for sale in Japan (AFP via Yahoo! News) Japanese officials have confirmed the safety of a US beef shipment, bringing the meat back to the market after an eight-month embargo over fears of mad cow disease. [News Source]

U.S. beef is going to Japan (Moldova.org) Japan imported its first shipment of American beef since January on Monday, resuming a once-booming business that has been crippled for nearly three years over fears of mad cow disease. The 5.1 tons of American chilled beef arrived on a cargo flight at Tokyo's Narita airport, and its importer and government officials were expected to inspect it on Tuesday, said Health Ministry official Masanori [News Source]