A referendum on beef imports from the United States? (Asia News Network) Taiwan's Consumers' Foundation and a few other private non-profit organizations, including the Housewives' Association, are planning to propose a referendum on the importation of American beef and beef products that may by a one-in-a-billion chance cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease. [News Source]

A referendum on beef imports from the United States? (Asia News Network) Taiwan's Consumers' Foundation and a few other private non-profit organizations, including the Housewives' Association, are planning to propose a referendum on the importation of American beef and bee ..... [News Source]

‘Denialism’ (New York Times) “The most blatant forms of denialism are rarely malevolent; they combine decency, a fear of change, and the misguided desire to do good — for our health, our families, and the world.” [News Source]

Brussel’ relief at conflict averted (Financial Times) When diplomats in Brussels are asked what Britain has brought to the European Union – besides Euroscepticism and mad cow disease – they often give a one-word answer: pragmatism. [News Source]

Estancia Beef Furthers Commitment to Sustainable Grass Fed Beef, Hires Global Authority on Farm Assurance and … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) SAN FRANCISCO----Estancia Beef, a leading U.S. retailer of grass-fed beef, today announced the appointment of Michelle Waterman to spearhead its European launch. Additionally, Waterman will assume responsibility for Estancia’s farm assurance, production protocols and general codes of practice. [News Source]

BSE: We’d be mad not to change, says Burke (Queensland Country Life) FEDERAL Minister for Agriculture, TONY BURKE, defends the Government’s decision to remove the BSE (mad cow disease) import bans on beef brought into Australia. [News Source]

US farm trade nominee Siddiqui defends record (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) By Roberta Rampton [News Source]

US farm trade nominee Siddiqui defends record (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) By Roberta Rampton [News Source]

Eric Mangini and His Madcap Jig to Save His —- Job (The National Sports Review) Esteemed SOMM commenter Miranda pointed this story out to me in an email and not only did I fail to respond to it, after reading the initial reports I didn’t think it was that big a deal…. until I found this: It’s possible that [former New York Giants GM, Ernie] Accorsi would lend an ear to [...] [News Source]