South Korea gets tough on beef protesters. South Korean police on Monday took a harder line against protests over US beef imports which have disrupted the capital for weeks, raiding the offices of civic groups and detaining 130 people. [News Source]

Hundreds injured in beef protests. Protesters fought riot police early Sunday at a rally opposing the resumption of American beef imports to South Korea, hours after the chief U.S. diplomat vouched for the health of U.S. cattle. [News Source]

South Korea bans rallies against US beef imports. South Korean police refused Sunday to allow more candlelight protests against the resumption of American beef imports, just hours after thousands of demonstrators clashed with riot police in the streets of the capital. [News Source]

Push is on to promote foods grown in county. Buying food produced close to home, said John Priske, is no passing fad. [News Source]

Most food safety assumptions are half-baked. Experts and data suggest Americans' trust in the safety of their fruits and vegetables may be a little misplaced -- just one of many misconceptions people have about food safety and food-borne disease. [News Source]

Latest Posts (Global Envision) Throughout the past 40 days, South Koreans have vehemently opposed a government proposal to lift a five-year suspension on the import of U.S. beef. Fear of meat tainted with mad cow disease prompted 100,000 Koreans took to the streets of Seoul. [News Source]

Abviva, Inc.: New Case of Mad Cow Disease Detected in North America (Centre Daily Times) Abviva, Inc. (OTCBB: AVVA) today announced that BioBDC International (BioBDC), Abviva's exclusive sales agent for Mad Cow diagnostic tests produced by Abviva's subsidiary company Prion Developmental Laboratories, Inc. (PDL), reported the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed a new case of mad cow disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), was discovered in western Canada, increasing ... [News Source]

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Abviva, Inc.: New Case of Mad Cow Disease Detected in North America (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) LOS ANGELES----Abviva, Inc. today announced that BioBDC International , Abviva’s exclusive sales agent for Mad Cow diagnostic tests produced by Abviva’s subsidiary company Prion Developmental Laboratories, Inc. , reported the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed a new case of mad cow disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy , was discovered in western Canada, increasing consumer’s ... [News Source]

donga.com[English donga] (donga.com) Police yesterday raided the offices of the People’s Council for Countermeasures Against Mad Cow Disease and its key affiliate Korea Alliance for Progressive Movement as part of the crackdown on violent protests against U.S. beef imports. [News Source]