Damage to US relations is done (Asia News Network) Last week, the Legislative Yuan passed amendments to the Food Sanitation Act banning the import of ground beef, cow offal and internal organs from countries where there have been cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or “mad cow disease” as it is more commonly known. [News Source]

Damage to US relations is done (Asia News Network) Last week, the Legislative Yuan passed amendments to the Food Sanitation Act banning the import of ground beef, cow offal and internal organs from countries where there have been cases of bovine spong ..... [News Source]

Winery scam; Martini Madness sold out and other food and wine events; Disappeared restaurants updates; nibs and sips (Sonoma Index-Tribune) Martini Madness sold out ... As some of you may have, I received an e-mail purportedly from one "Anna Maldonado" who identifies herself as "an American" and whose e-mail address appears to be an Italian hosting site called Katamail.com . She says she lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand, and that "when I was around last time I got a bottle of one of your wines from a friend as a gift and I love ... [News Source]

Beef from mad cow countries cleared (The Australian) THE Health Department has given a thumbs-up to eating beef from countries with mad cow disease [News Source]

Prions Evolve Despite Having No DNA (Slashdot) An anonymous reader writes "Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have shown for the first time that 'lifeless' organic substances with no genetic material — prions similar to those believed responsible for Mad Cow disease and similar, rare conditions in humans — are capable of evolving just like higher forms of life. The discovery could reshape the definition of life and have ... [News Source]

China urges US to halt arms sales to Taiwan (MalaysiaNews.net) Taiwanese lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban imports of some kinds of U.S. beef over concerns about mad cow disease, reversing an earlier deal the government had negotiated with Washington. The legislatu... [News Source]

Deer showing signs of chronic wasting (Hutchinson News) Testing is just getting under way and already preliminary results suggest as many as six northwest K ... [News Source]