Outbreak reveals insufficient regulation. The deadly E. coli outbreak in bagged spinach should make us rethink our farming practices and reinvigorate our regulatory system. [News Source]

Singing for safety. A food toxicologist from the University of California, Davis, is using a light blend of music and parody to get important food safety messages across to the public. [News Source]

Japan confirms 29th mad cow case (Middle East Times) NO US BEEF: Korean Health & Medical Workers chant slogans at rally opposing import of US beef, near US embassy in Seoul. (REUTERS) TOKYO -- Japan Thursday confirmed its 29th case of mad cow disease, a month after resuming imports of US beef that had been blocked due to concerns over the brain-wasting illness. [News Source]

Japan Confirms 29th Case of Mad Cow (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Japan's Agriculture Ministry said Thursday it confirmed that a cow from northern Japan had the country's 29th case of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Japan confirms 29th mad cow case (AFP via Yahoo! News) Japan has confirmed its 29th case of mad cow disease, a month after resuming imports of US beef that had been blocked due to concerns over the brain-wasting illness. [News Source]

Bopped bovine with broomstick: convict (winnipegsun.com) The case of a Rockwood con who whacked a mad cow with a broomstick took an udderly strange turn yesterday after a judge refused to sentence him for injuring cattle. [News Source]

Japan confirms 29th mad cow case (Khaleej Times) TOKYO - Japan on Thursday confirmed its 29th case of mad cow disease, a month after resuming imports of US beef that had been blocked due to concerns over the brain-wasting illness. [News Source]

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-28 06:32 GMT: Japanese authorities confirm country’s 29th case of mad cow disease (Interactive Investor) TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - The authorities here have confirmed the country's 29th case of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Japan confirms new mad cow case (NDTV) Japan's Agriculture Ministry confirmed on Thursday that a cow from northern Japan was the country's 29th case of mad cow disease. Tests on the animal performed at the National Institute of Animal Health confirmed that the cow, which died at a ranch in Hokkaido, was infected with the disease. [News Source]

Japanese authorities confirm country\’s 29th case of mad cow disease (Sharewatch) The Agriculture Ministry said tests had confirmed that a 75-month-old Holstein cow from a farm on the northern island of Hokkaido had been infected with mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). [News Source]