Re: [CTRL] Laboratory Backlog Delayed USDA Test for Mad Cow

2003-12-26 Thread Prudy L
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 12/26/2003 12:34:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > 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

[CTRL] Laboratory Backlog Delayed USDA Test for Mad Cow

2003-12-25 Thread Jim Rarey
-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