Japan to continue U.S. beef imports despite banned meat. Japan does not plan to halt imports of U.S. beef after the discovery of a U.S. shipment that included parts banned due to the risk of mad cow disease, Japan's government spokesman told a news conference on Thursday. [News Source]

Beef Consumption Safeguards Strengthened, Says FDA (Medical News Today) A final regulation which bans specific cattle material from all animal feed and pet foods has been issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA says this final regulation protects both animals and consumers from mad cow disease (BSE - bovine spongiform encephalopathy). Dr. [News Source]

Japan to continue U.S. beef imports despite banned meat (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Japan does not plan to halt imports of U.S. beef after the discovery of a U.S. shipment that included parts banned due to the risk of mad cow disease, Japan's government spokesman told a news conference on Thursday. [News Source]

FDA Strengthens BSE Safeguards In Animal Feed (Medical News Today) In a move to reduce the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as "mad cow disease", and protect the health of humans and animals, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned certain high risk animal parts from all animal feed, including pet food. [News Source]

Japan Finds Banned Material in U.S. Beef Shipment (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) April 24 (Bloomberg) -- Japan found banned spinal material in a beef shipment from the U.S., prompting more inspections and threatening to delay an easing of import restrictions imposed after a 2003 case of mad-cow disease. [News Source]

FDA issues final rule on materials allowed in animal feed to prevent mad cow disease (People’s Daily) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday issued the final rule that bans certain cattle parts from animal and pet food in an effort to prevent mad cow disease. The final rule further protects animals and consumers ag ... [News Source]

Japan to continue U.S. beef imports despite banned meat (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Japan does not plan to halt imports of U.S. beef after the discovery of a U.S. shipment that included parts banned due to the risk of mad cow disease, Japan's government spokesman told a news conference on Thursday. [News Source]

Japan to continue U.S. beef imports despite banned meat (Reuters) TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan does not plan to halt imports of U.S. beef after the discovery of a U.S. shipment that included parts banned due to the risk of mad cow disease, Japan's government spokesman told a news conference on Thursday. Tokyo has suspended imports from the meatpacker that supplied the beef, a National Beef Packing Co plant in California, after the discovery. "It seems it was ... [News Source]

Japan will not impose a ban on US beef imports (Lexington Herald-Leader) Japan will not impose a blanket ban on U.S. beef imports, despite the discovery of a spinal column in a meat shipment from an American processing plant, a government spokesman said Thursday. Japan this week temporarily halted beef shipments from a U.S. plant after finding the spinal column, which violated a trade accord prohibiting parts believed to pose a risk of mad cow disease. But Chief ... [News Source]

Japan to continue U.S. beef imports despite banned meat (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Japan does not plan to halt imports of U.S. beef after the discovery of a U.S. shipment that included parts banned due to the risk of mad cow disease, Japan's government spokesman told a news conference on Thursday. [News Source]