Most Japanese still worried about US beef - survey (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) TOKYO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Most Japanese are extremely reluctant to eat U.S. beef, despite the ending of import bans imposed after outbreaks of mad cow disease in the United States, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Saturday. [News Source]

Biohazard lab may go up near Tracy. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Site 300 is among a nationwide list of 18 potential locations for a half-million-square-foot federal complex of labs to study the effects and possible cures for highly contagious biological agents. [News Source]

U.S. beef sales to Japan off to fast start. Sales of U.S. beef to Japan are off to a fast start with 500 metric tons sold since the market reopened July 27 and three stores in Tokyo selling out of their offerings this week, U.S. meat industry sources said on Thursday. [News Source]

Japan Confirms 28th Domestic Case Of Mad-Cow Disease (CattleNetwork.com) TOKYO (AP)--Japan has confirmed its 28th case of mad-cow disease in a Holstein raised at a farm in northern Japan, the Agriculture Ministry said Friday. The 6 1/2-year-old dairy cow in Japan's northern island state of Hokkaido tested positive for the disease Friday, the ministry said in a statement. [News Source]

Only one of 21 Japan food firms to use U.S. beef (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) TOKYO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Only one Japanese food firm out of 21 would use American beef that has returned to the market after being withdrawn due to mad cow contamination, a consumer group survey found on Friday. [News Source]