Latest Mad Cow Disease News

U.S. beef back in Japan after 2nd lifting of ban (Chicago Tribune)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 6:34 am

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. [News Source]

3 years after mad cow scare, Japan again buying U.S. beef (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 5:51 am

Japan yesterday imported its first shipment of American beef since January, resuming a once-booming business that has been crippled for nearly three years over fears of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Inspection reveals no problems with resumed U.S. beef imports (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 2:59 am

_ Government inspectors revealed no problems Tuesday as they examined the first shipment of U.S. beef arriving at Narita airport since Japan lifted a reinstated import ban over mad cow disease, officials said. [News Source]

Japan resumes imports of U.S. beef (Lincoln Journal Star)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 1:22 am

TOKYO — Japan imported its first shipment of American beef since January on Monday, resuming a once-booming business that has been crippled for almost three years over fears of mad cow disease. [News Source]