Latest Mad Cow Disease News

S. KOREA, CANADA TO HOLD BEEF IMPORT TALKS NEXT WEEK (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Wednesday November 14th 2007, 7:12 pm

Trade / foreign investment   South Korea and Canada will hold working-level talks next week to discuss the possible lifting of Seoul's ban on Canadian beef imports, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said Wednesday. [News Source]

S. Korea, Canada To Hold Beef Import Talks Next Week (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)
Wednesday November 14th 2007, 7:12 pm

South Korea and Canada will hold working-level talks next week to discuss the possible lifting of Seoul's ban on Canadian beef imports, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said Wednesday. [News Source]

Import Regulations Designed to Help Keep Georgia CWD-Free > Buckmasters > Articles (Buckmasters)
Wednesday November 14th 2007, 2:55 pm

-- Prohibiting chronic wasting disease (CWD) from entering Georgia is a continuous effort. This fatal disease attacks the nervous system of cervids (e.g. deer, elk and moose) and to date has been detected in 14 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. [News Source]

Canadian cattle coming back as mad cow fears ease (KING 5 Seattle)
Wednesday November 14th 2007, 1:57 pm

Beginning Monday, Canadian cattle will be allowed back into the United States -- the first since imports were blocked four years ago after a cow from Canada was found in Mabton, Wash. with mad cow disease. [News Source]

Canadian cattle coming back as mad cow fears ease (KTVQ Billings)
Wednesday November 14th 2007, 12:38 pm

Associated Press - November 14, 2007 12:34 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - Beginning Monday, Canadian cattle will be allowed back into the United States. [News Source]

Canadian cattle coming back as mad cow fears ease (KXMA-TV Dickinson)
Wednesday November 14th 2007, 12:37 pm

Beginning Monday, Canadian cattle will be allowed back into the United States. That would be the first since imports were blocked four years ago after a cow from Canada was found in Washington state with mad cow disease. Some consumer grou [News Source]

Canadian cattle coming back as mad cow fears ease (KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities)
Wednesday November 14th 2007, 12:14 pm

Associated Press - November 14, 2007 12:05 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - Beginning Monday, Canadian cattle will be allowed back into the United States. [News Source]

Get e. coli off the menu.
Wednesday November 14th 2007, 12:00 pm

The federal government wants us to swallow yet another load of crap. But don't worry, it's cooked, so it's considered safe. [News Source]

Don’t let Canadian cows back in, foes tell USDA.
Wednesday November 14th 2007, 12:00 pm

Nearly four years after a Canadian-born cow turned up in the Yakima Valley with mad-cow disease, the federal government plans to loosen restrictions on imports of beef across the Canadian border. [News Source]

Olivia Zaleski: Don’t Be A Turkey: Get Your Thanksgiving Feast Green (HuffingtonPost)
Wednesday November 14th 2007, 9:21 am

With few exceptions, 178 million plus turkeys will come from animal factories,1 while the vast majority of our fruits, vegetables; even vino will travel hundreds of miles from foreign farm factories. [News Source]