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Special report: Food war fears
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The row between France and Britain over beef exports has increased the political temperature on both sides of the Channel. BBC News Online's special coverage looks at the background to the dispute and the fears it has raised of a fully fledged trade war.
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What the French and British governments say about beef boycotts, bans and EU rules.
- Mad cows and Englishmen
The lighter side of the beef war. - High stakes in trade war
Can the politicians avoid a major trade war, asks BBC News Online's Dominic Casciani. - The UK government's rebuttal
The UK Government's point-by-point rebuttal of the French arguments for a British beef ban.
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What feeds the animals and birds that feed us? The answer is a bewildering range of things: Environment Correspondent Alex Kirby investigates.
- Q&A: How safe is our meat?
What are the health issues behind the war of words? - Why mad cow disease lingers on
Though the numbers of cows found with or suspected to have BSE in Britain has drastically fallen, there are still up to 150 cases each month. - Britain's BSE crisis: Timeline
BBC News Online's multimedia timeline tracks the key developments in Britain's BSE crisis - from when Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or 'Mad Cow Disease', was first identified.
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Do you feel confident eating French beef? Do you take any notice of food scares, or is this more a case of principles? BBC News Online users tell us what they think.
- Food row highlights UK differences on Europe
The beef war has thrown into sharp contrast the differences among UK political parties over Europe, writes Nick Assinder. - The beef between old rivals
The beef row is seen by some as just the latest in a long history of rifts between Britain and France: Ryan Dilley charts the ups and downs in relations.
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