Test to protect food chain from human form of Mad Cow Disease (PhysOrg) Scientists are reporting development of the first test for instantly detecting beef that has been contaminated with tissue from a cow's brain or spinal cord during slaughter — an advance in protecting against possible spread of the human form of Mad Cow Disease. The study is scheduled for the August 13 issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. [News Source]

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S.Korea resumes U.S. bone-in beef sales after 5-year suspension (People’s Daily) The U.S. bone-in beef returned to South Korean store shelves on Monday after a nearly five-year suspension. According to the Nerp Corp, which imported the U.S. bone-in beef shipment on July 29, seven meat stores in Seoul and Busan, along with Gyeonggi, South Chungcheong and South Gyeongsang provinces, have started selling 1.47 tons of short ribs, chuck ribs, rib finger intercostals on Monday. ... [News Source]

S.Korea resumes U.S. bone-in beef sales after 5-year suspension (People’s Daily) The U.S. bone-in beef returned to South Korean store shelves on Monday after a nearly five-year suspension. According to the Nerp Corp, which imported the U.S. bone-in beef shipment on July 29, seven meat stores in Seoul and Busan, along with Gyeonggi, South Chungcheong and South Gyeongsang provinces, have started selling 1.47 tons of short ribs, chuck ribs, rib finger intercostals on Monday. ... [News Source]

The ‘wurst’ isn’t over (Pretoria News) Geneva - Swiss carnivores will breathe a sigh of relief after producers told Swiss media on Sunday that the country's national sausage - the cervelat - has been "saved." [News Source]

Switzerland fears the wurst (Pretoria News) Geneva - A campaign to save Switzerland's national sausage - the cervelat - reached parliament on Thursday as the economy minister called on manufacturers to use alternative ingredients. [News Source]

Switzerland fears the wurst (Pretoria News) Geneva - A campaign to save Switzerland's national sausage - the cervelat - reached parliament on Thursday as the economy minister called on manufacturers to use alternative ingredients. [News Source]

The ‘wurst’ isn’t over (The Star) Geneva - Swiss carnivores will breathe a sigh of relief after producers told Swiss media on Sunday that the country's national sausage - the cervelat - has been "saved." [News Source]

The ‘wurst’ isn’t over (Independent Online) Swiss carnivores are biting into their cervelats with relief... [News Source]

Nebraska beef industry gets help marketing to Japan (Lincoln Journal Star) GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Nebraska’s beef industry has teamed with a U.S. trade association to get help marketing its Japan-bound exports. [News Source]