Beef imports from U.S. plant suspended over BSE concern (The Japan Times) The government said Wednesday it has suspended beef imports from a U.S. plant after two packages of chilled beef were found to contain spinal columns, a risk material for mad cow disease. The two packages were among 16 tons of U.S. beef flanks and other parts in 810 packages that arrived at a port in Tokyo from Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC's plant in Kansas, according to the Ministry of ... [News Source]

Beef imports from U.S. plant suspended over BSE concern (Japan Today) The Japanese government said Wednesday it has suspended beef imports from a U.S. plant after two packages of chilled beef were found to contain spinal columns, a risk material for mad cow disease, at Tokyo port. [News Source]

Education Center (CattleNetwork.com) The spinal columns, a risk material for mad cow disease, were found in an inspection of 28 of the 810 packages shipped to the Tokyo port from Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC’s Kansas plant. No risk materials were found in the other 808 packages. The total shipment contained 16 tons of U.S. beef. [News Source]

UPDATE:CME Livestock Outlook:Mixed Hogs, Cattle Mainly Weak (INO News) CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Analysts and brokers expect a mixed Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog open Wednesday. Bearish market features consist of potential follow-through liquidation and August's bearish premium to CME's hog index. [News Source]

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Japan Suspends Beef Imports From U.S. Plant (Manufacturing.net) Japanese government has suspended beef imports from a Kansas plant after two packages of chilled beef were found to contain spinal columns, a risk material for mad cow disease. [News Source]

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