Lawmakers Urge Big Increase in Mad Cow Testing

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http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=4377867&

The Agriculture Department should significantly expand its testing of U.S. cattle for mad cow disease, after questions were raised about how the government discovered the nation's first case, the House Government Reform Committee said on Tuesday.

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The review panel earlier this month reported a "high probability" for more mad cow cases in the United States and recommended a package of tough new safeguards to prevent further spread. The USDA is considering the new measures.

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But the Washington-based Government Accountability Project said workers at the slaughter plant and other documents, which were provided to the committee, disagreed with USDA's statements.

Three industry officials, two of which were from Vern's Moses Lake Meats, said the infected cow could walk and was not deemed a downer animal by inspectors.
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why anyone takes the chance of eating beef is beyond me.
especially, why anyone would feed their kids beef.

[Gothic Sponge]

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Better to just all become vegetarians. ;)