U.S. removes most restrictions against Canadian beef. The U.S. Department of Agriculture lifted most of the remaining import restrictions on beef and cattle from Canada after finding that the animals pose "minimal risk" for mad-cow disease. [News Source]

Older Canadian cows can enter the U.S. The United States plans to reopen the border to older Canadian cattle and beef products in mid-November, more than four years after the start of the mad cow scare. [News Source]

U.S. to allow import of older Canadian cattle. The United States said on Friday it would expand cattle trade with Canada and urged beef-importing nations to eliminate unnecessary barriers erected after the mad-cow scare earlier this decade. [News Source]

In Tomorrow’s Paper (EdmontonSun.com) WASHINGTON -- The United States plans to reopen the border to older Canadian cattle and beef products in mid-November, more than four years after the start of the mad cow scare. [News Source]