(3)Panel adopts final report on mad cow handling

(3)Panel adopts final report on mad cow handling

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Takahashi, chairman of a special panel on mad cow disease, speaks at a news conference after submitting a report to the government April 2. The report blasted the farm ministry for its failure to ban meat and bone meal (MBM) feed in the mid-1990s.

(1)Panel adopts final report on mad cow handling

(1)Panel adopts final report on mad cow handling

TOKYO, Japan - A special panel investigating the government's handling of mad cow disease is in session April 2 to adopt a final report on the first outbreak of mad cow disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in Japan in 2001. The report blasted the farm ministry for its failure to ban meat and bone meal (MBM) feed in the mid-1990s.

Britain may have exported feather meal to Japan: Takebe

Britain may have exported feather meal to Japan: Takebe

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe speaks at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session Oct. 4. He said Britain may have approved exports of feather meal that was not approved in Japan in view of conflicting Japanese and British trade data on meat and bone meal (MBM).

Imported meat and bone meal withdrawn

Imported meat and bone meal withdrawn

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - A man collects bags of imported meat and bone meal (MBM), a protein feed made from the crushed internal organs, skin and bones of cows, in Tokushima Prefecture on Sept. 23. The first case of mad cow disease outside of Europe has been confirmed by the agricultural ministry. MBM feed has been blamed for the spread of mad-cow disease infection. Currently, Japan bans the import of MBM from the European Union.

Inspection confirms plant used no feed causing mad cow disease

Inspection confirms plant used no feed causing mad cow disease

MITO, Japan - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officials conduct an inspection of a feed factory in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 12. They said later they have confirmed the factory used no animal-based ''meat and bone meal (MBM)'' that may have caused Japan's first suspected case of mad cow disease.

(3)Panel adopts final report on mad cow handling

(3)Panel adopts final report on mad cow handling

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Takahashi, chairman of a special panel on mad cow disease, speaks at a news conference after submitting a report to the government April 2. The report blasted the farm ministry for its failure to ban meat and bone meal (MBM) feed in the mid-1990s.

(1)Panel adopts final report on mad cow handling

(1)Panel adopts final report on mad cow handling

TOKYO, Japan - A special panel investigating the government's handling of mad cow disease is in session April 2 to adopt a final report on the first outbreak of mad cow disease, formally known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), in Japan in 2001. The report blasted the farm ministry for its failure to ban meat and bone meal (MBM) feed in the mid-1990s.

Imported meat and bone meal withdrawn

Imported meat and bone meal withdrawn

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - A man collects bags of imported meat and bone meal (MBM), a protein feed made from the crushed internal organs, skin and bones of cows, in Tokushima Prefecture on Sept. 23. The first case of mad cow disease outside of Europe has been confirmed by the agricultural ministry. MBM feed has been blamed for the spread of mad-cow disease infection. Currently, Japan bans the import of MBM from the European Union.

Inspection confirms plant used no feed causing mad cow disease

Inspection confirms plant used no feed causing mad cow disease

MITO, Japan - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officials conduct an inspection of a feed factory in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 12. They said later they have confirmed the factory used no animal-based ''meat and bone meal (MBM)'' that may have caused Japan's first suspected case of mad cow disease.