Even vegetarians may not be safe from ‘mad cow’ prions (New Scientist) Infectious prions – thought to cause BSE and human vCJD – can survive in wastewater, potentially contaminating fruit and vegetables [News Source]

Tensions Soar In S. Korea Over Resumption Of Us Beef Imports (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) South Korea appeared to be heading toward a collision early Saturday as thousands of angry protesters fearing mad cow disease in resumed U.S. beef imports squared off in downtown Seoul with riot police increasingly bolstering their crackdown. [News Source]

TENSIONS SOAR IN S. KOREA OVER RESUMPTION OF US BEEF IMPORTS (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) Trade / foreign investment   South Korea appeared to be heading toward a collision early Saturday as thousands of angry protesters fearing mad cow disease in resumed U.S. beef imports squared off in downtown Seoul with riot police increasingly bolstering their crackdown. [News Source]

Clashes in Seoul over US beef row. South Korean police have used water cannon to disperse thousands of people in the capital Seoul protesting against the resumption of US beef imports. [News Source]

Canada’s Latest Mad Cow Born 5 Years After Ban (Planet Ark) WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Canada's 13th case of mad cow disease, discovered earlier this week, was born more than five years after Canada banned feed practices thought to cause the disease, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday. [News Source]

Rice, in Seoul, tells South Koreans U.S. beef is safe. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried to reassure South Koreans that American beef is safe to eat after a deal to resume imports from the U.S. sparked a political crisis for South Korean President Lee Myung Bak. [News Source]

Rice urges South Koreans to eat US beef. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted Saturday that U.S. beef is safe to eat and urged South Koreans to accept their government's decision to lift a ban on the products. [News Source]

Rice urges Koreans to trust govt over US beef. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged South Koreans Saturday to trust official assurances that US beef is safe, following weeks of sometimes violent protests against the resumption of the imports. [News Source]

Latest mad cow born 5 years after ban. Canada's 13th case of mad cow disease, discovered earlier this week, was born more than five years after Canada banned feed practices thought to cause the disease. [News Source]

No Reason To Fear Mad Cow Just Yet, Peel Region Medical Officer Says (CityNews) One form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, discovered this week in a Mississauga man, occurs in humans spontaneously and has nothing to do with beef consumption. [News Source]