Feeling Safer Yet?
Jun 25th, 2005 at 4:36 pm by Susie
No more steak for me:
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tests have confirmed mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE) in a US cow previously cleared of having the brain wasting illness, the Agriculture Department said Friday. It is the second case of BSE in the United States.
An internationally recognized laboratory in Weybridge, England, confirmed the case of BSE after US tests produced conflicting results, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said.
Human health was not at risk, Johanns said. The animal was a “downer”, meaning it was unable to walk. Such animals are banned from the food supply. The department has said there was no reason to believe the animal was imported.
I’m sure we can have every confidence that they’d never, ever lie to us about something like this. Really.
Remember when the Texas Cattle people sued Oprah when she made some remark about how she doesn’t eat beef anymore? With questions about beef and concerns about the bird flu attacking chickens, what the hell are we going to eat? I think my family may start grilling more vegetables instead of burgers. By the way, has anyone else noticed that all these beef and chicken safety issues have arisen under the Bush administration? Hmmm.
Organic beef. mm-mm-mm.