Mad cow recovery marks a small but steady start (The Globe and Mail) REGINA — For the first time since mad cow disease was found in Canada, cattle from the United States will be shown this week at the country's largest agricultural marketplace. [News Source]

Consumer advocate reports holes in U.S. beef security. U.S. anti-BSE measures are inadequate to protect consumers, consumer advocate Felicia Nestor told activists last week. [News Source]

Report: Lab properly disposed of waste. A federal lab properly disposed of waste from animals used in mad cow research but should take further precautions to safeguard the city's water supply, a panel of scientists said Friday. [News Source]

Cargill recalls contaminated Canadian cattle feed. Cargill Ltd. has recalled feed from about 100 Canadian farms because it may contain trace amounts of an ingredient banned to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, the company said on Saturday. [News Source]

Former state legislator dies (Pioneer Press) Jeffrey O. Hanson, former state representative for Minnesota's District 56A, died Friday of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is related to mad cow disease. [News Source]