Food safety is ‘a global problem’ (China Economic Net) The country's top quality control official Wednesday warned that the use of new materials, booming global trade and pollution pose new threats to food safety around the globe. [News Source]

SOUTH KOREA AGAIN DISCOVERS BANNED RIBS IN U.S. BEEF SHIPMENT (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) Regulations / Law South Korea has found a box of imported U.S. beef containing banned parts from an unauthorized U.S. meat packaging facility, marking the third such incident since quarantine inspections of U.S. beef resumed late last month, government officials said Wednesday. [News Source]

South Korea Again Discovers Banned Ribs In U.S. Beef Shipment (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) South Korea has found a box of imported U.S. beef containing banned parts from an unauthorized U.S. meat packaging facility, marking the third such incident since quarantine inspections of U.S. beef resumed late last month, government officials said Wednesday. [News Source]

All prefectures urged to halt testing of young cows (The Japan Times) The health ministry has called on prefectural governments to simultaneously terminate the inspection of cattle aged 20 months or younger for mad cow disease before the subsidy program for the testing... Read more ... [News Source]

Czech Republic hit with first mad cow case in 2007 (TODAYonline) A herd of cows eat at an agricultural farm in the Czech Republic in 2001. The Czech Republic has discovered its first case of mad cow disease so far this year, the country's State Veterinary Administration (SVS) reported Wednesday. [News Source]

Czech Republic hit with first mad cow case in 2007 (AFP via Yahoo! News) The Czech Republic has discovered its first case of mad cow disease so far this year, the country's State Veterinary Administration (SVS) reported Wednesday. [News Source]

Soil boosts spread of prion diseases (New Scientist) The finding could explain the spread of scrapie, BSE and chronic wasting disease among grazing animals - and why fields remain infectious for so long [News Source]

Prions prevent the progress of Alzheimer’s (New Scientist) A positive role for prions is discovered, as well as a potential new way to treat prion diseases [News Source]

If you think a pill might fix your memory, forget it (The Globe and Mail) The latest research on brain booster ingredients suggests that aerobic exercise and a healthy diet are a better bet [News Source]

China, U.S. are meeting on trade. U. S. farm officials continue to pressure China to reduce its restrictions on beef, pork and chicken imports, even as product safety officials in Washington vow to increase inspections of Chinese products coming here. [News Source]