In a brief statement released late in the day, the
U.
Agriculture Department said "an internationally
recognized gold standard test" ruled out BSE. Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi will meet with President Bush later this month, where the issue may be
resolved.
Only one was ever found to have mad-cow disease,
and it came from Canada.
One is the number of Americans made sick by eating
meat from a mad cow: zero. Does it mean there are simple answers to complex
questions? People who eat contaminated beef may risk contracting a fatal brain
disorder known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. A new study from the School of Public
Health's Center for Risk Analsysis has determined that Canadian beef do not provide
any increased risk of BSE.
By studying monkeys, they estimated how much
infected tissue a human would have to eat to be at risk and said it would be more
than anyone could consume.
A new study from the School of Public Health's
Center for Risk Analsysis has determined that Canadian beef do not provide any
increased risk of BSE. Will that make our beef safer?
Will that make our beef safer? The USDA explained
that this announcement does not mean the U. The shutdown was a response to a
positive test for mad-cow disease.
The USDA confirmed today that this animal did not
enter the human food or animal feed supply. Though some have since eased
restrictions, many of the biggest markets for U. Does it mean there are simple
answers to complex questions? Such a move is long overdue. The coaching staff of my
fantasy football team, the fighting Purple Stallions, is doing pushups today for
getting.
The USDA confirmed today that this animal did not
enter the human food or animal feed supply. Our beef already is safe.
Japan's Food Safety Commission will make a
recommendation Thursday based on the findings of a team that studies protein
elements linked to mad cow disease.
Several critics of the current testing regime,
however, are still not satisfied.
Several critics of the current testing regime,
however, are still not satisfied.
case of BSE was found in a Canadian-born cow last
December.
There were big sighs of relief on both sides of the
border last week when the U.
It reflects an Agriculture Department finding that
there is ''minimal risk'' from Canada's cattle and will help ease tensions between
the United States and one of its largest trading partners.
People who eat contaminated beef may risk
contracting a fatal brain disorder known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Our beef already is safe.
Our beef already is safe. beef in place since the
detection of a single U.
Banning brain, spinal tissue and older cattle from
the food chain has worked, the French team told the Lancet.
has another case of BSE. Agriculture Department
announced that it was easing restrictions on cattle imports from
Canada.
Agriculture Department said "an internationally
recognized gold standard test" ruled out BSE. Only one was ever found to have
mad-cow disease, and it came from Canada.
Two is the number of American cows ever found to
have the disease: one, and it came from Canada.