U.S. group claims banned Canadian cows moving across the border (The Globe and Mail) Food safety group says cattle older than 30 months, thought to be at higher risk of mad cow disease, are routinely entering the U.S. food supply [News Source]

Humane Society of US again scaring people away from good diets? (AG Weekly) The Humane Society of the U.S. has, for years, been trying to frighten people away from consuming meat, milk and eggs -- but its recent testimony before a congressional committee reached a new low when the HSUS president, Wayne Pacelle, made the unsupported claim that pigs could be harboring the infamous and deadly British ‘mad cow” disease. [News Source]

Prime US beef on the menu (Bangkok Post) An importer of US beef is preparing to use Certified Angus Beef (CAB) as a flagship product to reinstate its position as a market leader in Thailand. US beef has lost a significant share in the Thai market since it was banned in 2003 due to mad cow disease. [News Source]

Name game undermines organic labels. The USDA is considering a new list of 38 nonorganic ingredients it would allow in food labeled organic, most of which are already in use. [News Source]

Taiwanese visit a bright spot for beef’s bottom line (Lincoln Journal Star) Three and half years after the first confirmed case of mad cow disease in the U.S., the annual volume of beef exports is only about half of what it was in 2003. [News Source]