Schools stop use of beef from slaughterhouse under investigation (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Georgia schools have put on hold 178,000 pounds of beef that came from a California slaughterhouse under federal investigation for allegations that it processed cattle at higher risk of mad cow disease. Those animals, known as downer cattle because they are unable to walk, are banned from the food supply. The investigation so far has found no evidence that downer cattle were processed into beef ... [News Source]

SKorea MP stages sit-in protest to block US free trade deal (AFP via Yahoo! News) A South Korean lawmaker Tuesday locked himself inside a parliamentary committee room to try to block moves to ratify a free trade deal with the United States, officials said. [News Source]