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Article: Questions About Mad Cow Disease and Beef
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- December 24, 2003
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EMILY GERSEMA, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
12-24-2003
Filipino butcher Fred Villadolid slices beef as he tends to his stall at a wet market in Manila on Christmas eve Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003. Sales of beef remains unaffected in the country as the government assures consumers that beef is safe to eat despite the ban by Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan on the importation of U.S. beef following the discovery in the United States of possible mad cow disease. The Philippines, compared to other Asian countries, imports less than 8 percent of U.S. beef, mostly high-end type. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
Americans eat about 65 pounds of beef every year. As federal ...