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Japan bans cattle feed made of recycled cow parts to combat mad cow disease By KOZO MIZOGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO (October 3, 2001 9:54 a.m. EDT) - Responding to concern over the nation's first case of mad cow disease, Japan banned the domestic distribution Monday of cattle feed made of recycled cow parts and the use of domestic and imported meat-and-bone meal in fertilizers. Japan had already banned imported meat-and-bone meal. The new move comes into effect Thursday, said Tadahiko Tashiro, an Agriculture Ministry spokesman. Tashiro said that under the measure, which he said is aimed at easing worries among consumers, the government will incinerate all meal containing recycled animal parts that is currently sitting unused. "With this measure, I am convinced that we have created a system that will completely shut out any possible infection by BSE," Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe told parliament Monday. BSE stands for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the formal name for mad cow disease. Japanese authorities confirmed last month that a Holstein dairy cow in central Japan was infected with the brain-wasting illness, making it Asia's first known case. Mad cow disease has devastated Europe's cattle industry. Investigators suspect that the cow contracted the disease by eating infected animal feed. The cow was slaughtered in August. To restore public confidence in Japanese meat and dairy products, the government is checking all of the country's 4.5 million cows for the sickness, which is thought to cause the fatal variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. So far, 95 percent of the herd has been confirmed disease-free, said Yasuaki Ogikubo, an official in the Agriculture Ministry. Ogikubo said the nationwide check has revealed no new cases. The ministry has been criticized for not preventing the disease from entering Japan and for moving too slowly to ensure it doesn't spread. Consumer groups have rapped the government for delaying the ban on domestically produced feed, saying the ministry was more concerned about protecting Japanese ranchers and related industries than safeguarding public health. Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
