Swiss fear the wurst in sausage dispute (MSNBC) Chocolate and cheese are Switzerland's best-known foods, but the nation's favorite sausage is now under scrutiny in the country's parliament. [News Source]

Deaths may be linked to mad cow (Windsor Star) Federal medical authorities will determine only "in coming months" whether two recent deaths in the Saguenay region attributed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease can be pinned to the rare variant linked with mad-cow disease, a geneticist with the Canadian Public Health Agency said Thursday. [News Source]

Two humans tested for mad-cow illness (Montreal Gazette) Federal medical authorities will determine only "in coming months" whether two recent deaths in the Saguenay region attributed to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease can be pinned to the rare variant linked with mad-cow disease, a geneticist with the Canadian Public Health Agency said yesterday. [News Source]