The emergence of a two-step system in the U.S. beef industry for tracking animals and meat is discussed. Aspects of how this system may or may not address consumer issues relating to traceability and appropriate protocols of BSE testing are provided.

Liberalization of textile and clothing trade sent a shock through the U.S. and global markets as fears mounted that China's textile industry would flood world markets and decimate domestic textile industries. In the long term, however, China's textile industry faces difficulties that make such an expansion less likely.