You are what you eat (Big Bear Grizzly) Food labels are getting crowded with even more information thanks to a United States Department of Agriculture law that went into effect Sept. 30. Shoppers always had a choice among labeled produce and meat products from the U.S. and other countries around the world—but never before has the choice been made so clear. [News Source]

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CA-BUSINESS Summary (The Globe and Mail) OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales dropped for the first time in six months in August and the composite leading indicator fell, giving weight to analysts' predictions that the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates again this year to try to stimulate an economy increasingly hit by the global financial crisis. [News Source]

CA-BUSINESS Summary (The Globe and Mail) TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index fell sharply on Wednesday morning as oil prices eased to near 16-month lows and put pressure on energy issues. [News Source]

Canada starts talks with South Korea for beef trade (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Canada will begin negotiations with South Korea on November 3 to resume beef shipments to the Asian nation, which were banned in May 2003 due to mad cow concerns, Ottawa said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Not All Vets Treat Pets — For Some It’s About Homeland Security (Palatka Daily News) (ARA) - Anthrax. Biological attacks. Exotic diseases. These and many other issues are making headlines as the world we live in seems to get smaller and smaller. Yet there is a dedicated group of scientists who are confronting these, and many other, threats each and every day. [News Source]

Comments on this story are moderated (Toronto Star) Mexico has lifted a two-month ban on live cattle imported from Alberta, says Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. [News Source]