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]

Meeting on chronic wasting disease in deer to take place in Frankenmuth. State officials will gather in Frankenmuth on Monday to address the state's response to chronic wasting disease in the deer herd. [News Source]

US beef still popular. Just three months after going back on sale in South Korea despite massive protests, US beef imports in September accounted for nearly half of the total value of the meat brought in, a report said on Sunday. [News Source]

Country-of-origin meat labeling is watered down. An effort to tell consumers whether their groceries are homegrown or imported has erupted into a giant food fight that stretches from Washington to the heartland. [News Source]

The Barnyard Strategist (New York Times) Wayne Pacelle is campaigning to unite vegans and meat-eaters in support of California?s Proposition 2, the country?s most sweeping ballot initiative on animal welfare. [News Source]

Global economic woe stifles export markets (The Des Moines Register) Washington, D.C. — It was shaping up to be a banner year for American farm exports, but now there are fears that those sales will be part of the global economic slowdown. [News Source]

Country-of-origin meat labeling is watered down (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) Sheryl Harris writes this column in The Plain Dealer on Thursdays and Sundays.Previous columns onlinePLAIN DEALINGA twice-weekly column about consumer affairs If you have a consumer problem you haven't been able to resolve on your own, e-mail sherylharris@plaind.com; write... [News Source]

Not All Vets Treat Pets — For Some It’s About Homeland Security (Carteret County News-Times) (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]

Not All Vets Treat Pets — For Some It’s About Homeland Security (Carteret County News-Times) (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]