S.Korea: U.S. beef companies can export. outh Korea lifted a suspension on imports of American beef from two U.S. meat companies Tuesday after the U.S. confirmed that three shipments meant for domestic consumption were exported by mistake, officials said. [News Source]

Japan orders spot checks on ground-beef products after other meats found mixed in. The Agriculture Ministry ordered surprise inspections of ground-beef products nationwide Tuesday after it discovered one company was mixing pork, chicken and other meats into goods labeled as pure beef. [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]

S. Korea lifts suspension on Tyson beef products (The Springfield News-Leader) Seoul, South Korea (AP) — South Korea lifted a suspension on imports of American beef from two U.S. meat companies Tuesday after the U.S. confirmed that three shipments meant for domestic consumption were exported by mistake, officials said. South Korea shut its doors to American beef in December 2003 after an outbreak of mad cow disease in the U.S. It partially reopened its market last year, but ... [News Source]