Kosher butchers: Our beef safer from mad cow disease (JTA) Zalman's Glatt Kosher, a large American wholesaler of kosher beef, says their meat is never taken from older cows such as the one that recently tested positive for mad cow disease. [News Source]

Beef from Canadian cattle cannot be imported under U.S. FTA: official. Beef from Canadian cattle cannot be imported under the free trade pact with the United States, an Agriculture Ministry official said Thursday. [News Source]

Hill has a ‘beef’ with S. Korea trade pact. The Bush administration said yesterday "Congress will and should celebrate" its free-trade agreement with South Korea despite doubts by congressional trade leaders, particularly regarding beef and automobile issues. [News Source]

FDA extends mad-cow testing at WSU lab. The only mad-cow testing laboratory in the Pacific Northwest will remain open for six more months, but officials insisted Wednesday it wasn't because of increased fears of the chronic brain-wasting disease in the region. [News Source]

USDA extends WSU’s mad cow disease testing (The Olympian) PULLMAN - The only mad cow testing laboratory in the Northwest will remain open for another six months, but officials insisted Wednesday it isn't because of increased fears of the chronic brain-wasting disease in the region. [News Source]

FDA extends mad-cow testing at WSU lab (Seattle Times) The only mad-cow testing laboratory in the Pacific Northwest will remain open for six more months, but officials insisted Wednesday it wasn't... [News Source]