OIE says US a mad cow 'controlled risk' country (Reuters Health/ 3/09)

WORC wants COOL of beef (MeatNews / 3/09)

USDA should withdraw OTM rule: R-CALF (MeatNews / 3/08)

Study finds prion proteins in milk (javma News / 3/1)

USDA proposes to allow more beef imports from Canada (javma News / 3/1)

Holmes By-Products, Inc. Enters Consent Decree with FDA (FDA / 2/27)

U.S. responds to Canadian BSE (MeatNews/ 2/09)

Early treatment may thwart mad cow-type disease (Reuters Health/2/07)

Study highlights milk BSE risk (Food Production Daily/2/06)

Revised Notice Updates BSE Collection Instructions (American Meat Institute/ 2/05)

Did BSE announcements reduce beef purchases - pdf file (USDA ERS/ Dec 2006)

USDA Researchers Evaluate Prion-Free Cattle (USDA ARS / 12/31)

Comment invited on new animal feed regulations (New Zealand Food Safety Authority / 8/31)

APHIS Proposing to Remove BSE Importation Restrictions (MeatAMI.com / 8/10)

US safeguards vastly cut BSE risk to people -study (Reuters Health / 7/26)

US to scale back mad cow surveillance program (Reuters Health / 7/19)

Harvard Risk Assessment of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Update; Notice of Availability and Technical Meeting (USDA / 7/12)

Prion find points way to test for human 'mad cow' disease (Eurek Alert / 7/6)

Butchers get guide on removal of bovine SRM (UK Food Standards Agency / 6/30)

New regulations prohibit the inclusion of bovine tissues with the highest risk of transmitting BSE from all animal feed as well as pet food, and fertilizer. (MeatNews.com / 6/28)

Brittle prions are more infectious (Eurek Alert / 6/28)

FDA Statement on Canadian Rule to Control BSE Risks (FDA/ 6/26)

Human mad cow epidemic may be underestimated (Reuters Health / 6/23)

Mad Cow Feed Recall, USA, Albertville, AL, 16 Jun 2006; Feed Recalled Over Mad Cow Violation (ProMed Mail / 6/20)

U.S. mad cow cases are mysterious strain (Yahoo from AP / 6/11)

An Economic Chronology of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in North America (USDA / 6/9)

USDA Statement Regarding the Conclusion of the Epidemiological Investigation Into BSE Positive In Alabama; Sparks Announces Conclusion of Epi Investigation of BSE Positive Cow (ProMed Mail / 5/3)

Prevalence of BSE in U.S. ‘Extraordinarily Low,’ Johanns Says (MeatAMI.com / 4/28)

Prions That Cause CWD Remain Infectious in Soils (NewsWise.com / 4/13)

IRELAND: The Irish government relaxes its policy on total depopulation when BSE is confirmed on a farm. (MeatNews.com / 4/12)

Battle against mad cow disease being won -FAO (Reuters Health / 3/23)

RNA Interference Knocks Down Prion Genes in Livestock (NewsWise.com / 3/22)

Meatpacker Sparks Mad Cow Testing Fight (LA Times from AP / 3/22)

UNITED STATES: The recent case of BSE underscores the need for a national livestock tracking system. (MeatNews.com / 3/20)

Brain Wasting Diseases: Issues Affecting Mad Cow Disease (NewsWise.com / 3/14)

Harmonisation of specified risk material (SRM) controls (UK Food Standards Agency / 3/13)

Statement of Dr. Barbara Masters, FSIS Administrator, in Response to OIG’s Report on BSE Surveillance, Sampling and Control of Specified Risk Materials (USDA / 2/3)

Mad-Cow Culprit Maintains Stem Cells (NewsWise.com / 1/30)

JAPAN: 22nd case of mad cow disease confirmed (Just-Food.com / 1/25)

CANADA: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirms the diagnosis of the brain-destroying disease in a cow in Alberta. (MeatNews.com 1/24)

AMI Supports Efforts of FDA to Protect Industry from BSE (MeatAMI.com / 12/20)

Worries Persist After Easing of Beef Ban (New York Times from AP / 12/12)

Genesis Bioventures Announces Improvements To Mad Cow Point-Of-Use Rapid Diagnostic Test (Meat and Poultry Online News / 12/8)

Statement On Japan’s Food Safety Commission Finding That U.S. Beef Is Safe, From USMEF President And CEO Philip M. Seng (U.S. Meat Export Federation / 12/8)

UNITED STATES: The government will expand instead of scale-back beef cattle testing for the brain-destroying disease. (MeatNews.com / 11/14)

Report Finds Flaws in Mad Cow Test Program (LA Times from AP / 11/9)

New BSE information for consumers (UK Food Standards Agency / 11/9)

NETHERLANDS: The number of cases of BSE in the Netherlands and other European countries has plummeted. (MeatNews.com / 11/3)

New BSE information for consumers (UK Food Standards Agency / 11/2)