Organic foods deserve more credibility. Organic agriculture is part of the solution to reduce reliance on potentially dangerous pesticides and fertilizers highly dependent on oil and natural gas for their production. [News Source]

Banned EU beef found imported from Sweden. A box of banned beef has been found in a shipment of pig bones imported from Sweden, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said Thursday. [News Source]

Japan to begin inspection at US beef processing plants. Japan is to begin inspection at US meatpacking plants this weekend after Washington concluded that human and computer error caused recent shipments of banned beef to Japan, news reports said on Saturday. [News Source]

BSE confirmed in Alberta cow. Officials on Friday confirmed the country's 14th case of mad cow disease in a six-year-old beef cow that was born years after Canada banned the feed practices thought to cause the disease. [News Source]

Denial is no defence against West Nile. Since making its first appearance in Ontario, West Nile virus has spread west through Canada, blipping on and off the public's radar screen according to the number of people affected. Last year was the worst since surveillance began. [News Source]

Mad Cow Case Found In Canada (WLBZ Bangor) OTTAWA (AP) -- A new case of mad cow disease is confirmed in Canada, its 14th since 2003. There is no risk to public health because no part of the animal entered the human food systems, government inspectors said. [News Source]

Mad Cow Case Found In Canada (WLBZ Bangor) OTTAWA (AP) -- A new case of mad cow disease is confirmed in Canada, its 14th since 2003. There is no risk to public health because no part of the animal entered the human food systems, government inspectors said. [News Source]

Mad Cow Case Found In Canada (WLBZ Bangor) OTTAWA (AP) -- A new case of mad cow disease is confirmed in Canada, its 14th since 2003. There is no risk to public health because no part of the animal entered the human food systems, government inspectors said. [News Source]

New case of mad cow disease detected in Canada (TODAYonline) This file photo shows Alberta cattle feeding on a ranch outside Calgary. A new case of mad cow disease has been detected in the western Canadian province of Alberta, the government's Food Inspection Agency announced Friday. [News Source]

New case of mad cow disease detected in Canada (TODAYonline) This file photo shows Alberta cattle feeding on a ranch outside Calgary. A new case of mad cow disease has been detected in the western Canadian province of Alberta, the government's Food Inspection Agency announced Friday. [News Source]