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    • USDA to reduce mad cow testing program by 90%

      Posted by Billbar from Reuters

      The U.S. government will scale down its mad cow surveillance program by 90 percent to reflect a smaller presence of the disease in the United States, but reduced testing should not slow efforts to reopen foreign markets to U.S. beef, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said on Thursday.

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      Alabama cow tests positive for mad cow disease

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      The animal was a beef cow but hadn’t entered the food supply for people or animals, said the department’s chief veterinarian, John Clifford. "Which means the citizens of Alabama — and the nation — have no reason to believe their food supply from cattle is unsafe. It’s just as safe as it was yesterday," Alabama Health Officer Dr. Donald Williamson told a news conference on Monday. Comments like this crack me up. Seems like there isn't much reason to believe your food supply of beef is safe or sustainable for that matter.

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    Billbar comments on:

    USDA to reduce mad cow testing program by 90%

    What are they on, crack, over at the USDA?

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    6:16 am 7/21/06
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