Microbiologist calls for tighter infection control. A leading microbiologist has called for tighter infection control rules in hospitals to prevent the human version of mad cow disease being spread on reused surgical instruments. [News Source]

Retailers say `no’ to beef imports. Supermarkets intend to shun foreign beef when the federal government abolishes its nine-year ban on beef imports from mad cow countries on Monday. [News Source]

Retailers say `no’ to beef imports (The Australian) SUPERMARKETS intend to shun foreign beef when the federal government abolishes its nine-year ban on beef imports from mad cow countries on Monday. [News Source]