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Article: Why mad cow could happen in America: the U.S. government might not be doing all it can to prevent an outbreak of mad cow disease. Here's a look at the risk factors--and what you can do to minimize them.
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- Natural Health
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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THE THREAT OF MAD COW DISEASE has plagued Britain for more than a decade. But on our shores, we have nothing to worry about--at least that's what U.S. government officials maintain. Consumer advocates and watchdog groups say this official line is naive and dangerous: Public health officials have been wrong before about how deadly and widespread diseases can be (think of AIDS, they say), and the government has been guilty of moving too slowly or protecting business more than people.
"We don't want to send people into a panic," says Michael Hansen, Ph.D., a biologist and research associate for Consumers Union in Yonkers, N.Y. "But the bottom line is that we don't ...