U.S. says no need to renegotiate S.Korea beef deal. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez said on Friday there was no need to renegotiate a beef trade deal with Seoul despite mounting public concern in South Korea over the safety of the product. [News Source]

US urges SKorea quickly to open beef market (AFP via Yahoo! News)

US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez urged South Korea Friday quickly to open its market to American beef, and dismissed fears of mad cow disease which have brought thousands of protesters onto the streets.

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Mad cow settlement reached (Calgary Sun) Lawyers for ranchers involved in a lawsuit over the mad cow fiasco have reached a partial settlement which will fund the multi-billion dollar lawsuit. [News Source]

In South Korea, US reaffirms safety of its beef (San Francisco Chronicle) A top U.S. trade official said Friday that American beef is safe and rejected calls to re-negotiate an accord allowing it to resume beef exports to South Korea. Fears of mad cow disease have spread among many South Koreans since Seoul agreed last month to... [News Source]

In South Korea, US reaffirms safety of its beef (Lexington Herald-Leader) A top U.S. trade official said Friday that American beef is safe and rejected calls to re-negotiate an accord allowing it to resume beef exports to South Korea. Fears of mad cow disease have spread among many South Koreans since Seoul agreed last month to resume full-scale imports of U.S. beef for the first time in four years, scrapping nearly all quarantine restrictions imposed against the ... [News Source]

US urges SKorea quickly to open beef market (AFP via Yahoo! News) US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez urged South Korea Friday quickly to open its market to American beef, and dismissed fears of mad cow disease which have brought thousands of protesters onto the streets. [News Source]