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Article: MAD COW CONCERNS SHOULD BE TEMPERED THE WORLD'S EXPERIENCE WITH MAD COW DISEASE INCLUDES REASSURANCES THAT THE FIRST U.S. CASE IS SOMETHING LESS THAN A NATIONAL CALAMITY.(OPINION)(Editorial)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- December 29, 2003
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There are reasons to be concerned about the discovery that mad cow disease has reached the United States. But there are also reasons to be reassured that the first known U.S. case, on a dairy farm in Washington, is something less than a national calamity.
In Wisconsin, home to more dairy farms than any other state, it's worth making a few distinctions.
Clearly, federal officials and the beef industry should reinforce their effort to combat mad cow disease. Expanded tracking and testing mechanisms are warranted to assure foreign nations and domestic consumers that U.S. beef is safe. How to pay for this reinforcement is a question deserving public debate ...