Pollo Loco chickens out, adds steak to menu (The Brownsville Herald) The Costa Mesa, Calif.-based chicken chain plans to announce today a major menu change as it adds four steak meals to its menu. What the cluck? Has the chicken chain gone totally mad cow? [News Source]

Taiwan group vows referendum to further block US beef (AFP via Yahoo! Asia News) A leading Taiwanese advocacy group on Thursday vowed to press ahead with preparations for a referendum aimed at extending a ban on US beef imports over fears of mad cow disease. [News Source]