Xenophon decries ‘mad cow’ beef policy (BigPond News) Australia is lifting its ban on beef from countries that have reported outbreaks of mad cow disease. [News Source]

Xenophon decries ‘mad cow’ beef policy (Sky News Australia) Exactly what is in a meat pie has always been somewhat of a mystery, but Nick Xenophon says it just got a whole lot worse. [News Source]

Xenophon decries ‘mad cow’ beef policy (Brisbane Times) Exactly what is in a meat pie has always been somewhat of a mystery, but Nick Xenophon says it just got a whole lot worse. [News Source]

Mad cow changes hard to stomach: Xenophon (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Independent Senator Nick Xenophon says he is concerned the Government's relaxation of meat imports will leave consumers unaware of the origin of their food. [News Source]

Opposition rails against mad cow plans (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) The Federal Opposition says it is gobsmacked by the Government's decision to lift a ban on importing beef from countries that have recorded cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease. [News Source]

Rudd’s bloodied meat an anaemic meatloaf (The Age) Paul Keating had a typically gory recipe for those times when his government got itself into headline-grabbing strife. [News Source]

Beef imports decline for the first time in 5 years. Korea’s annual beef imports dropped for the first time in five years as local consumers still felt uncomfortable with the imports from the United States, data released yesterday showed. [News Source]

Mad cow history to be silent on shelf. Butchers will be able to sell beef from countries with a history of mad cow disease without telling consumers, when the federal government lifts its nine-year import ban next week. [News Source]

Aussie pies in mad cow disease risk (Adelaide Now) FEARS that pies could soon contain beef from countries that have had mad cow disease thanks to Australian beef import rules being relaxed. [News Source]

Aussie pies in mad cow disease risk (Herald Sun) HEALTH fears as import ban on meat from infected countries to be overturned. [News Source]