-Caveat Lector-
In a message dated 12/26/2003 12:34:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
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> The truth is the USDA wasn't serious about testing for Mad Cow disease. In Japan,
> every cow is tested, whether or not a "downer." The USDA claims they tested 20,000
> cows (downers
-Caveat Lector-
So? They don't wait for the test results before processing the meat anyway.
There is a new test available (being used in the U.K.) that can process 8,000
tests per 24 hours and only adds about two or three cents to the cost of a pound
of beef.
The truth is the USDA wasn't s