German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and French President Jacques Chirac,

both proponents of a strong European Union, said at the openi
ng of
the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on Friday (29/3)
that...

English/Nat

A day after an anguished widower in South Africa alleged that his wife has died of Variant C-J-D, the human form of "mad cow disease", the South African government has denied the...

German/Nat

German Agricultural Minister Jochen Borchert has called on the E-U to study the safety of milk from B-S-E infected
cows.
This follows revelations by British scientists last week that the...

French/Nat

More than 30 cases of B-S-E were discovered during extensive tests on cattle across France earlier this year, it was announced on Mo
nday.
The French Food and Safety Authority - AFSSA -...

A British government minister said on Tuesday (28/5) that a complete end to the crisis over British beef could be as much as six years away.

Public Services Minister Roger Freeman was speaking after a meeting of EU colleagues...

1. Alexander Vershbow, US Ambassador to Seoul, coming out of elevator after meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan

2. Mid of repor
ters
3. Wide of Vershbow surrounded by
reporters...

Spanish/Nat

In an effort to avoid a backlash from the British beef crisis Argentina has launched a campaign to reassure consumers that its beef was disease-f
ree.
Agriculture Minister Felipe Sola...

1. Cattle in corral

2. Close up of
cows
3. Wide of cat
tle in pen
4. SOUNDBITE:(English) Max Coats, Texas Animal Health commission: "The only ones we're interested in taking out on a preemptive basis,...

At least 108 patients have been injected with a medical fluid possibly contaminated by the protein which causes Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease (CJD) - the human form of mad cow disease. The radioactive reagent, necessary for...

1. South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shaking hands

2. Wide of me
eting
3. Close-
up of Rice
4.
Close-up of Yu...

1. Various of South Korean delegation arriving and entering office of US Trade Representative

2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Sean Spicer, spokesman for US Trade Representative Susan Sc
hwab:
"I think we're...

French/Nat

The families of two French victims of the brain-wasting Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease have filed a legal suit in a French court charging that authorities in France, Britain...

French/Nat

For French meat producers, the ban on British beef imports could be good for business as they try to fill the gap in the market with homegrown
beef.
Even so, some...

Voice and effects

In the north of Finland reindeer meat exports have risen sharply as European consumers look for alternatives to beef because of the BSE (Mad Cow Disease) cr
isis.
Officials in...

1. Wide shot of interior of shop with meat counter

2. Close-up of meat co
unter
3. Shoppers walk
ing around
4. Butcher cuts u
p piece of beef
5. Various of exterior of Agriculture Ministry buildi
ng with...

German/Nat

A senior lawmaker from Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party was tapped as health minister, replacing one of two Cabinet ministers who resigned over the mishandling of Germany's mad cow...

Italian/Nat

Italy has banned most beef imports from France, a measure intended to prevent so-called mad cow disease from spreading in the cou
ntry.
In a meeting held on Friday at the Palazzo Chigi,...

French consumers appeared on Wednesday (3/4) to have been reassured by the decision overnight by the European Union to stick with its worldwide ban on British beef exports. Beef from sources other than Britain was selling well...

European Union farm ministers faced another full day of tough negotiations in Luxembourg on Tuesday (2/4) in their bid to find a rescue package for the beleagured British beef industry.

Flags flying outside council...

1. Wide shot of the candlelight vigil from stage

2. Mid of people holding ca
ndles
3. Close-up of
a candle
4. Wide
shot of vigil
5. Close up of a picket with a photo South...

Amarillo, Texas, U-S-A, February 26, 1998

1. Exterior of Courthouse, Oprah comes out and walks to c
amera
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Opr
ah Winfrey

3. Cutaway
4. SOUNDBITE:...

Italian/Eng/Nat

Italian government officials tried to calm the public on Wednesday, a day after the news of the first case of B-S-E, or so-called Mad Cow Disease, in It
aly.
At a press conference at the...

English/Nat

Britain says it's cattle slaughter programme aimed at eradicating B-S-E or Mad Cow Disease is back on track following a recent backl
og.
One million cows have been slaughtered up to now...

English/Nat

'Mad cow' disease topped the agenda Monday in a meeting in Luxembourg of the 15 European Union agriculture minis
ters.
The meeting is aimed at proposals to aid farmers and revive...