Kosher Slaughterhouse Management Accused (New America Media) Critics are asking for managers at Agriprocessors, Inc, to be held responsible for safety and health violations committed at their slaughterhouse which was raided by immigration agents in May. [News Source]

Prions can survive sewage treatment, UW-Madison study says. Mad cow disease-causing prions can survive conventional sewage treatment, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists. [News Source]

In print (Science News) Researchers look to the good version of the protein implicated in mad cow disease for insight into the protein’s bad side. When the nefarious Mr. Hyde takes his own life, the good Dr. Jekyll is also killed. [News Source]

SKorean MPs start probe into controversial US beef pact (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korea's parliament Monday opened an inquiry into a US beef import agreement which sparked weeks of mass protests, with the ruling and opposition parties sparring over its scope. [News Source]