seafood
Three scientists worry that feeding cow parts to farmed fish could expose seafood consumers to
mad cow disease. The scientists published their findings in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and called on the government to ban
cow meat and bone meal from appearing in fish feed.
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moos from the swamp
The USDA has appealed a district court decision that would allow meatpackers to conduct their own tests for mad cow disease, alleging that such testing would only create "false assurances." The original plaintiff,
Creekstone Farms, wants to test all of its cattle for mad cow but the USDA has prevented it from buying the testing kits.
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health
Despite the fact that over the last couple of months there have been several reports of U.S.
cattle infected with Mad Cow's Disease, the USDA intends to ramp down its testing of American cattle herds, not ramp it up.
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Consumerist
The Humane Society of America has sued the USDA in an attempt to close a loophole that allows downer cows who aren't otherwise ill into the food supply. They claim the loophole increases the risk of introducing mad cow disease to humans, and leads to abuse against the cattle—like with, oh, say, a forklift. [Wall Street Journal]
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