Food safety endeavor goes global (Eastday.com) Delegates from 45 countries and regions yesterday issued a joint declaration in Beijing to boost information exchange on food contamination and disease outbreaks. [News Source]

Food safety endeavor goes global (China Economic Net) Delegates from 45 countries and regions Tuesday issued a joint declaration in Beijing to boost information exchange on food contamination and disease outbreaks. [News Source]

Food safety endeavor goes global (People’s Daily) Delegates from 45 countries and regions yesterday issued a joint declaration in Beijing to boost information exchange on food contamination and disease outbreaks. They also agreed that developed countries should help developing nations b ... [News Source]

JBS-Swift waiting word on Taiwanese beef shipment (Greeley Tribune) JBS-Swift officials have confirmed that Taiwan has found bone chips in a beef shipment from its Greeley plant, but they have had no confirmation that the Asian country has suspended further shipments. [News Source]

JBS-Swift waiting word on Taiwan ban (Greeley Tribune) JBS-Swift has confirmed that Taiwan has found bone chips in a beef shipment from its Greeley plant, but has had no confirmation that the Asian country has suspended further shipments. [News Source]

South Korea Expected To Approve U.S. Trade Deal (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - South Korea's trade minister said on Tuesday he expected lawmakers there to approve a free trade deal with the United States by February. [News Source]

Border agents target pests, plants that threaten U.S. agriculture. At the Pacific Highway truck crossing in Blaine, nearly 40 specialists, including two dogs, are trained to intercept pests and plants that could pose grave threats to American agriculture. [News Source]

Global effort needed on food safety. Vice-Premier Wu Yi Monday called for closer international cooperation on food safety by establishing a notification system. Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi speaks during the High-Level International Food Safety Forum in Beijing November 26, 2007. [Agencies] [News Source]

SKorea says US will lose out without FTA (TODAYonline) South Korea's trade minister Kim Jong-Hoon, seen here in September 2007, said Tuesday that the United States could lose out on a "golden opportunity" to secure a firm bridgehead in the Korean market if it fails to ratify a free trade pact. [News Source]

SKorea says US will lose out without FTA (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) South Korea's trade minister said Tuesday that the United States could lose out on a "golden opportunity" to secure a firm bridgehead in the Korean market if it fails to ratify a free trade pact. [News Source]