Mad Cow Disease News

“We'd need one that hits only problem amyloids, and DAPH gives us a hint that such selectivity is possible”

The findings appear online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. via Science Daily

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“U.S. beef has the highest standard and quality in the world. Second to none”

Fears of mad cow disease have spread among many South Koreans since Seoul agreed last month to resume full-scale imports of U.S. beef for the first time in four years, scrapping nearly all quarantine ... via SFGate

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The North Chungcheong Province chapter of the Korean Teachers and Education Workers' Union posted on its Internet homepage materials its member teachers can use to get students to oppose the import of U.S. ... via Chosun Ilbo

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“They want to create false assurances”

WASHINGTON The Bush Administration on Friday urged an appeals court to stop meatpackers from testing all cattle for mad cow disease, but a judge questioned if the government has the authority to ask. via National Provisioner

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“The dispatch of inspectors was put off due to differences on the issue of scheduling their visits”

Seoul Delays U.S. Beef Inspections by Staff South Korean officials said they delayed sending inspectors to U.S. slaughterhouses, despite mad cow concerns as U.S. beef hit domestic markets Thursday. via The Post Chronicle

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“Since milk in most any country is considered a basic food element, there was a special protocol”

Breeding cattle were finally allowed into Mexico Wednesday after years of restrictions following a case of mad cow disease back in late 2003. via KFOX

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WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is urging a federal appeals court to keep meatpackers from testing all their cattle for mad cow disease. via Jacksonsun.com

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Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Biology / Biochemistry ; CJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease Article Date: 08 May 2008 - 2:00 PDT Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its ... via Medical News Today

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“Why would the government do things that hurt the health of our people? The government won't make concessions on our people's health in any negotiation with foreign countries”

South Korea said Thursday it may demand a revision of a beef import agreement with the United States as the government struggled to quell widespread perceptions that American beef is unsafe. via Newsday.com

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Two projects based at the University of Ottawa have received $590,000 for research into determining the risks of acquiring vCJD, a form of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease that is acquired by eating BSE contaminated ... via Ottawa Citizen

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