1.   All across the country, schools are taking beef off the menu.

2.   Few restaurants have completely taken beef off their menus, although many have played up fish, poultry and vegetables.

3.   France has taken more steps to ensure safety than most European countries, including refusing to take English beef in defiance of the European Union.

4.   This powerfully flavored paste takes plain beef to another level.

5.   After tons of potentially tainted meat wound up on supermarket shelves several weeks ago, schools across France have taken beef off the menu in cafeterias.

6.   Animal rights groups offended by the plan have taken their beef all the way to the national government.

7.   Forsyth has borne the brunt of anger from Scottish cattle farmers whose Aberdeen Angus beef has been taken off continental menus because of fears of mad cow disease.

8.   Many schools have taken beef off the menu, and several cuts of meat have been banned.

9.   Schools across the country have taken beef off the menu at the request of parents.

10.   Egypt has banned beef imports from the republic and Russia will only take Irish beef from counties which have had less than three cases of the disease.