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]

China not only worry on imported food (AP via Yahoo! News) Mexican cantaloupe irrigated with water from sewage-tainted rivers. Candy laced with lead. Chinese toothpaste is not the only concern for U.S. consumers wary of the health risks posed by imported goods. [News Source]

Nolan Ryan Pitches U.S. Beef in Japan (AP via Yahoo! Finance) As U.S. baseball strikeout champion, Nolan Ryan used to hurl a lot of cowhide. In Japan on Friday, he pitched a different bovine product: U.S. beef. [News Source]

HIGHEST STANDARD USED TO REVIEW BEEF IMPORTS: OFFICIAL (Central News Agency) Taipei, July 20 (CNA) The Department of Health (DOH) has adopted the highest standards to review applications to import beef from areas that have reported cases of mad cow disease, a health official said Friday. [News Source]

Johnson City patient diagnosed with rare ailment related to mad cow disease (Kingsport Times-News) A recent patient at Johnson City Medical Center was diagnosed with a rare disease similar to mad cow disease, according to hospital officials. “I can say that we do not and have not had a patient that has had mad cow disease,” said Dan Snider, an intensivist with the hospital. [News Source]