S. Korean police clash with beef protesters, 43 held. South Korean riot police clashed with protesters on the streets of Seoul overnight, detaining at least 43, when a rally against US beef imports turned violent, officials said on Sunday. [News Source]

Dead man’s brain tested for mad cow disease (Park Falls Herald) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) _ The brain of a Corpus Christi man who died earlier this month was tested for a human form of mad cow disease, health officials said. [News Source]

U.S. tries to put together system to trace food items from field to fork. When there's an urgent need to trace fruits and vegetables in a crisis like the salmonella outbreak, a lot of the pieces for a rapid-response system already exist, but nobody has quite figured out how to put them together to operate seamlessly in the vast American marketplace. [News Source]

Dead man’s brain tested for mad cow disease (Waxahachie Daily Light) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) _ The brain of a Corpus Corpus man who died earlier this month was tested for a human form of mad cow disease, health officials said. [News Source]

Japan feeds animals recycled leftovers. With animal feed and fertilizer prices at record highs, Japan's food recycling industry is seeing greater demand than ever before for pellets for pigs and poultry made from recycled leftovers. [News Source]

It’s time to bring home vegetables for better life. Kim Tae-gyun, a 35-year-old salary worker, decided to stop eating meat last year after learning about the risk of mad cow disease and other possible harmful effects. [News Source]

‘School’s greed caused my son’s death from killer BSE’ A mother has spoken for the first time of her firm belief that BSE-infected school dinners killed her son. [News Source]

Audit says USDA lost track of imported cattle. Despite persistent fears of mad cow disease in Canadian beef, the Department of Agriculture has failed to properly track hundreds of Canadian cattle coming into the United States, the department's inspector general has concluded. [News Source]

Massachusetts patient tested for mad cow disease (Waxahachie Daily Light) BOSTON (AP) _ Public health officials in Massachusetts are investigating whether a patient in a Cape Cod hospital has the human form of mad cow disease. [News Source]

S. Korean hospital workers threaten to strike over wages, possible US beef sales. South Korean union workers have demanded that hospitals not serve American beef because of safety concerns. They also wants wage hikes, the hiring of more workers, and improved working conditions. [News Source]