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Japan suspends beef imports from US plant (KXMA-TV Dickinson)
Wednesday October 17th 2007, 2:52 pm

Japan has suspended beef imports from a Cargill meatpacking plant in Kansas. Japan banned American beef imports over mad cow fears more than three years ago. It later eased that restriction to allow imported meat from young cattle, as long as ce [News Source]

Japan suspends beef imports from US plant (WOAI)
Wednesday October 17th 2007, 2:26 pm

TOKYO (AP) - Japan has suspended beef imports from a Cargill meatpacking plant in Kansas. Japan banned American beef imports over mad cow fears more than three years ago. [News Source]

Japan suspends beef imports from US plant (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
Wednesday October 17th 2007, 2:13 pm

Japan has suspended beef imports from a Cargill meatpacking plant in Kansas. [News Source]

Japan Halts Beef Imports From US Plant (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Wednesday October 17th 2007, 1:33 pm

Japan suspended beef imports from a U.S. meatpacking plant on Wednesday, saying recent shipments from the facility contained tendons that were not properly identified on accompanying papers. [News Source]

Japan suspends beef imports from US plant (TODAYonline)
Wednesday October 17th 2007, 12:59 pm

This 2006 file photo shows Japanese cattle dealers checking beef before an auction. Japan has suspended beef imports from a US meatpacking plant that violated a bilateral accord aimed at limiting the threat from mad cow disease, the government said Wednesday. [News Source]

TOKYO (AP) _ Japan has suspended beef imports from a Dodge City meatpacking plant, saying recent shipments from there … (WIBW-TV Topeka)
Wednesday October 17th 2007, 12:25 pm

Japan banned American beef imports over mad cow fears more than three years ago, but has since eased that restriction. Now Japan allows imported meat from young cattle as long as certain bones and the spinal cord have been removed and the meat has been processed at selected plants. [News Source]

Japan suspends beef imports from US plant (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday October 17th 2007, 12:19 pm

Japan has suspended beef imports from a US meatpacking plant that violated a bilateral accord aimed at limiting the threat from mad cow disease, the government said Wednesday. [News Source]

Cloned beef (and pork and milk): it’s what’s for dinner.
Wednesday October 17th 2007, 12:00 pm

Dolly the sheep made headlines more than a decade ago, but a cloned steak has yet to make it to the American dinner plate. [News Source]

Japan suspends beef imports from Dodge City plant (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
Wednesday October 17th 2007, 11:14 am

Associated Press - October 17, 2007 11:14 AM ET TOKYO (AP) - Japan has suspended beef imports from a Dodge City meatpacking plant, saying recent shipments from there contained tendons that... [News Source]

Manufacturing.Net - October 17, 2007 (Logistics Management)
Wednesday October 17th 2007, 10:25 am

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan has slapped a temporary ban on beef imports from a U.S. meatpacking plant as recent shipments from it included meat that may have been taken from cattle aged more than 20 months in violation of a bilateral beef trade agreement, the agriculture and health ministries said Wednesday. [News Source]