Seoul hounds meat vendors for cleaner chow. Dog meat has recently been linked to a spate of salmonella and staph infections, drawing the attention of authorities -- and bringing a long-simmering cultural dispute to a boil. [News Source]

US beef-testing method raises ire. The Lee Myung-bak administration is in legal battles with the U.S. government over the blockage of meat processing companies from testing all their animals for mad cow disease. [News Source]

South Korean protests over U.S. beef grow. South Korea's nationwide food scare over U.S. beef escalated over the weekend, putting the country's new president on the defensive and showing again how anti-American sentiment is used as an effective political tool. [News Source]

Scientists refute mad cow disease myths. Scientists have begun to speak out about the exaggerated fears of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), being widely spread especially among young people. [News Source]