S. Korea, U.S. Postpone Beef Technical Consultation Meeting (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) SEOUL, April 30 Asia Pulse - A technical consultation meeting to discuss quarantine procedures for U.S. beef has been postponed at the request of Washington, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said Monday. [News Source]

David Goldstein: Melamine-Spiking “Widespread” In China; Human Food Broadly Contaminated (HuffingtonPost) Who knows what kind of shit is adulterating our imported and domestic food supply? But whatever it is, it's about to hit the fan. Months after dogs and cats started dropping dead of renal failure from melamine-tainted pet food, American consumers are beginning to learn how long and how wide this contaminant has also poisoned the human food supply. Last week, as California officials ... [News Source]

S. Korean importer says U.S. beef cleared hurdle (Courier-Post) SEOUL, South Korea -- U.S. beef has cleared a key hurdle in returning to South Korean restaurants after an absence of more than three years due to fears of mad cow disease, an importer said last week.Bone chips, banned for potentially harboring the disease and which stymied three previous attempts by U.S. exporters to regain access to the lucrative market, were not discovered in the latest ... [News Source]

Why are more and more people going organic? All across the country, and especially in food-savvy Westchester, more consumers are interested not only in what they’re eating, but where those veggies and chicken cutlets are coming from. [News Source]

South Korea says no mad cow disease in U.S. beef shipment . South Korea’s government said Friday a shipment of U.S. beef that arrived this week was safe, clearing a key hurdle after an import absence of more than three years due to mad cow fears. [News Source]

U.S. wants more S. Korea beef steps before trade deal. South Korea's acceptance on Friday of a shipment of U.S. beef marked a milestone in a biting trade row, but the U.S. Agriculture Department and lawmakers challenged the Asian nation to take additional steps. [News Source]

S. Korea accepts beef (Pioneer Press) South Korea, formerly the third-biggest buyer of U.S. beef, said Friday it had cleared a 6.4-ton shipment after inspections, allowing the meat to enter the Asian country for the first time since 2003. The shipment was the fourth to arrive since January, when South Korea lifted a ban imposed on mad-cow concerns. The first three cargoes were rejected because of the discovery of bone fragments. U.S. ... [News Source]

Beef discovered in pork shipments from U.S. (Japan Today) TOKYO — The agricultural ministry said Friday it has asked the U.S. government to undertake an investigation as American beef, without a sanitary certificate attached, was found in pork imports from a U.S. company amid the mad cow disease scare. [News Source]

Bush indicates hope for Japan’s easing of U.S. beef import controls (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ U.S. President George W. Bush indicated his desire Friday to see Japan's mad cow disease-linked controls on American beef imports eased as quickly as possible. [News Source]

Japan set to ease rules on U.S. beef. The United States has agreed to an inspection of its meatpacking plants by Japanese experts, a step Japan has been pushing for amid mounting pressure from Washington to ease regulations on beef imports. [News Source]