SKOREA SET TO MAINTAIN STANCE ON RISK MATERIALS IN US BEEF TALKS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) Regulations / Law   South Korea will push to maintain its ban on materials that could transmit mad cow disease at its talks with the U.S. aimed at revising rules for importing American beef, government sources said Thursday. [News Source]

Skorea Set To Maintain Stance On Risk Materials In Us Beef Talks (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) South Korea will push to maintain its ban on materials that could transmit mad cow disease at its talks with the U.S. aimed at revising rules for importing American beef, government sources said Thursday. [News Source]

FVSU Asks Farmers to Track Livestock (FOX 24 Macon) With the recent international outbreaks of mad cow disease identifying and tracking animals is more important than ever. The united States department of Agriculture has initiated a voluntary program that does just that. [News Source]

SKorea, US produce no major progress in 1st day of beef trade talks (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) South Korea and the United States ended their first day of beef trade talks with little headway Thursday on Washington's demand for greater access to the Asian nation that is maintaining stringent quarantine regulations citing concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]

Beef with U.S. plan aired. Canadian beef and pork producers want Ottawa to more vigorously oppose a U.S. plan to place country of origin labels and tracking rules on their meat products -- a move they say would cost them $500 million per year. [News Source]

S Korea may ease curbs on US beef imports: minister. South Korea may ease its restrictions on US beef imports since the meat poses no special health risks, the agriculture minister said Wednesday. [News Source]

SKorea may ease curbs on US beef imports: minister (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korea may ease its restrictions on US beef imports since the meat poses no special health risks, the agriculture minister said Wednesday. [News Source]

South Korea blocks U.S. Beef Imports Over Mad Cow Concern After Bone Pieces Found (The Morning News) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea suspended U.S. beef imports on Friday after inspectors reportedly found a recent shipment contained bone that is banned due to concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]