After it was revealed that a Brazilian cow that died in 2010 contained the proteins linked to BSE, Brazil is working to convince importers that its beef is free of mad cow disease.
A delegation from South Korea will conduct a week-long review this week of U.S. safeguards against mad cow disease. The nine-member group will meet with USDA chief veterinarian John Clifford, visit USDA laboratories in Iowa and visit farms, ranches and rendering plants in California, reports Reuters.
A Tama, Iowa, beef packing plant that closed in May 2004 has been purchased by a group of local investors and may reopen this year. The Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier reports the investors, headed by Jeff Muchow, combined under the title Amber Capital to buy the property.
