Will new foods have distasteful problems? Just when you thought we were heading toward organic consumption, the federal government is set to flood the marketplace with more Frankenfoods. [News Source]

Quarantined U.S. beef to enter market. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday endorsed a government plan to start releasing 910 tons of U.S. beef held in customs since the January import ban was imposed, LDP officials said. [News Source]

Japan to inspect stored U.S. beef for mad cow risk. Japan will inspect about 910 tons of U.S. beef that has been stored in Japanese warehouses for more than eight months because of worries about mad cow disease, and will allow it to be sold if it meets Japan's safety requirements. [News Source]

Should people be tested for mad cow disease? (New Scientist) Would you want to know if you were a carrier of vCJD - the human form of BSE - even though there is currently no cure? [News Source]

ProMetic Announces Positive Development for Mad Cow Disease Detection (SYS-CON Media) BSafE Innovations Inc. (BSafE), a joint venture company owned by ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: PLI) and Top Meadow Farms, dedicated to veterinary applications of prion research, is delighted to announce preliminary findings from its most recent testing. [News Source]

Japan to inspect stored U.S. beef for mad cow risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Japan will inspect about 910 tons of U.S. beef that has been stored in Japanese warehouses for more than eight months because of worries about mad cow disease, and will allow it to be sold if it meets Japan's safety requirements [News Source]