nervous system tissue - but this might increase the price of processing beef.
You see, even T-Bone steaks have a portion of the Spinal Column attached.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 2:09 PM
Subject: RE: List of countries ban US beef imports..
| Of course a ban on downed animals (which I generally agree with) would do
| very little to deal with this as the generally accepted cause of the disease
| has a very unpredictable dormancy phase. Perfectly healthy seeming animals
| can be just as infectious as "downed" animals.
|
| I'm not sure what to do to solve this, but I'm concerned that reinstating
| the ban on downed animals could be seen as a "fix" for this issue when it's
| not.
|
| I wonder if stricter standards on the use of brain/nervous system tissue
| would help at all?
|
| Jim Davis
|
| _____
|
| From: Doug White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
| Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 12:46 PM
| To: CF-Community
| Subject: Re: List of countries ban US beef imports..
|
| Unfortunately statements make by those "experts" are just propaganda.
|
| Actually the "discovered" case was a fluke, because the USDA is not actively
| testing slaughtered animals for this disease. Another consideration is that
| this animal was slaughtered on December 9, and had plenty of time to get
| into
| the distribution chain before anything was either discovered or said.
|
| The fact remains that the USDA still allows "down animals" that is animals
| that
| are so sick or injured to still be slaughtered right along with the healthy
| animals. The fact remains that government officials will be trying to put a
| spin on the news to downplay the health risks in order to protect the beef
| industry, paying little attention to improving the safety of the food chain.
| The fact remains that USDA Veterinarians have been warning about the
| possibility
| of infections for ages, with little being done about it.
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "Kevin Graeme" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 11:06 AM
| Subject: Re: List of countries ban US beef imports..
|
| | I had a laugh at this.
| |
| http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story
| <http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=585&e=3&u=/nm/20031224/sc_n
| m/madcow_expert_dc> &cid=585&e=3&u=/nm/20031224/sc_nm/madcow_expert_dc
| |
| | With experts like that...
| |
| | -Kevin
| |
| | ----- Original Message -----
| | From: "Angel Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| | To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
| | Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 6:58 AM
| | Subject: List of countries ban US beef imports..
| |
| |
| | > A growing list of countries has banned US beef imports. I dunno how the
| | > heck Trinidad got on that list! I always think we're too small for any
| | > news organisations to care what stance we take on issues. But so far two
| | > stances have been publicised....the fact that we rejected pressure by
| | > the US to not take part in the International Criminal Court (for which
| | > the US removed all military aid from our country) and now with the beef.
| | > Who knows what the US will do to us now for having the audacity to be
| | > worried about Mad Cow Disease affecting us! :-\
| |
| |
| _____
|
|
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