Anderton: NAIT launch (Scoop.co.nz) It seems forever ago now that we in New Zealand read of cases that shocked us overseas - like Mad Cow disease, or BSE, that rocked the meat industry in the eighties and darkened in the nineties as consequences for human health dawned everywhere. [News Source]

SKorean trade minister to travel to US for talks on beef dispute (AP via Yahoo! Singapore News) South Korea's top trade official said Thursday he would travel to the U.S. for talks on the issue of resuming American beef imports, which has sparked weeks of rallies by protesters citing concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]

SKorean trade minister to travel to US for talks on beef dispute (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News) South Korea's top trade official said Thursday he would travel to the U.S. for talks on the issue of resuming American beef imports, which has sparked weeks of rallies by protesters citing concerns over mad cow disease. [News Source]