Latest Mad Cow Disease News

New mad cow case confirmed in B.C. (Ottawa Citizen)
Monday June 23rd 2008, 4:39 pm

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed another case of mad cow disease in B.C., but the agency says the case poses no risk to human or animal health. [News Source]

Canada probes new mad cow case; no threat seen (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Monday June 23rd 2008, 4:32 pm

Canada confirmed a new case of mad cow disease on Monday, its 13th since 2003, but said the case in British Columbia did not pose a health threat. [News Source]

13th case of mad cow disease found in Canada (Canada.com)
Monday June 23rd 2008, 4:20 pm

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed the 13th case of mad cow disease in Canada, but the agency says the case poses no risk to human or animal health. [News Source]

Mad cow disease found in another B.C. cow (News 1130)
Monday June 23rd 2008, 4:11 pm

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says another case of mad cow disease has surfaced in British Columbia, the third case in B.C. in three years. The CFIA isn't saying yet where the infected cow is from ... [News Source]

Another case of mad cow disease confirmed in B.C. (Global TV Winnipeg)
Monday June 23rd 2008, 3:57 pm

OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed another case of mad cow disease in B.C. The agency says the case poses no risk to human or animal health. [News Source]

Another case of mad cow disease found in B.C. (CTV.ca)
Monday June 23rd 2008, 3:28 pm

Another case of mad cow disease has been found in B.C., the third in the last three years in the province and the thirteenth across the country. [News Source]

Canada Confirms 13th Case of Mad Cow, Sees No Risk to Food (Bloomberg.com)
Monday June 23rd 2008, 3:13 pm

June 23 (Bloomberg) -- Canada reported a case of mad cow disease in British Columbia that would be the nation's 13th since 2003. The case poses no risk to human or animal health because government safeguards prevented the infected cow from entering the food chain, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said today in a statement on its Web site. [News Source]

Genetic modification no cure for world hunger.
Monday June 23rd 2008, 12:00 pm

A solution to world hunger was trumpeted, but marketing is not reality. Food production has shifted from farmers and co-op feed companies to mega-corporations. [News Source]

South Korean official urges quick resumption of us beef imports.
Monday June 23rd 2008, 12:00 pm

A senior South Korean ruling party official pressed Monday for an early resumption of US beef imports despite a violent weekend protest against the move due to fears of mad cow disease. [News Source]

LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS: S. Korea Beef Imports, Cattle On Feed, Midwest Floods (CattleNetwork.com)
Monday June 23rd 2008, 11:24 am

WASHINGTON (AFP)-- Washington on Saturday confirmed a deal to add extra health safeguards on U.S. beef exports to South Korea , and agreed not to export any cattle older than 30 months in a bid to avert mad cow disease. [News Source]