21.   American beef producers contend that the hormones are entirely safe and there is no scientific basis for banning American beef, a position that the WTO upheld.

22.   British beef was banned in Europe for two years following an outbreak of mad cow disease and the emergence of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

23.   Britons stocking up on banned beef.

24.   But since the discovery last month of a cow just outside Tokyo that had developed mad cow disease, Japanese beef has been banned from many foreign markets.

25.   China, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines have also joined the growing list of countries banning Japanese beef.

26.   China, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines have joined the growing list of countries banning Japanese beef.

27.   Conservative Party lawmaker Tim Yeo urged the British government to ban French beef.

28.   Countries across Europe banned beef from Britain.

29.   Countries moved quickly to ban British beef, and the European Union on Wednesday ordered Britain to stop exporting cattle, beef and beef products.

30.   Denmark on Monday joined the bulk of European nations banning British beef, to protect consumers from a mad cow disease believed to cause a deadly human brain ailment.