Lift mad cow curbs, U.S. farm chief says (The Japan Times) WASHINGTON (Kyodo) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told farm minister Hirotaka Akamatsu on Friday that Tokyo should lift all its mad cow disease-related controls on U.S. beef imports and fully open its beef market, Akamatsu said. In their 45-minute meeting, Vilsack said Japan should bring its measures on mad cow disease, also known as BSE, in line with international guidelines set by the ... [News Source]

Japan ban over US ‘mad cow’ beef (New York Post) TOKYO — Japan suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacker today over its failure to remove cattle parts banned under a bilateral agreement, as officials here raised concerns about U.S. safeguards against mad cow disease. Japanese quarantine... [News Source]

Japan suspends Lexington plant’s beef amid mad cow fears (Lincoln Journal Star) TOKYO - Japan suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacker Saturday over its failure to remove cattle parts banned under a bilateral agreement, as officials here raised concerns about U.S. safeguards against mad cow disease. [News Source]

AP: Japan suspends shipments from US meat plant (Market Watch) Japan has halted imports of beef from a U.S. plant in Nebraska after inspectors found parts banned under an agreement to halt mad-cow disease. [News Source]

Japan suspends US plant’s beef amid mad cow fears (FOX 11 Tucson) TOKYO (AP) — Japan has suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacking plant over worries about mad cow disease. [News Source]

Japan suspends US beef imports over mad cow fears. Japan has suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacking plant after finding cattle parts banned under an agreement to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, the agriculture ministry said Saturday. [News Source]

Japan suspends US plant’s beef amid mad cow fears (The Gainesville Sun) The Associated Press Japan has suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacking plant after finding cattle parts banned under an agreement to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, the agriculture ministry said Saturday. [News Source]

Japan suspends US plant’s beef amid mad cow fears (AP via Yahoo! News) Japan has suspended beef shipments from an American meatpacking plant after finding cattle parts banned under an agreement to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, the agriculture ministry said Saturday. [News Source]

Banned US beef found in Japan (Malaysian Mirror) TOKYO -Japan's farm ministry said Saturday that it had found a cow backbone in a shipment from the United States that violates a ban imposed due to concerns over mad cow disease. Read more... [News Source]

Japan suspends beef from US plant (MalaysiaNews.net) TOKYO -- Japan has suspended beef shipments from an American meat-packing plant after finding cattle parts banned under an agreement to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, the agriculture ministry... [News Source]