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Article: Mad cow's consequences
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 25, 2003
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Mad cow's consequences
By FRANZEN
Thursday, December 25, 2003
Earlier this year, Congress rejected a ban on the use for human
consumption of any animal parts from a "downer" animal -- that is, an
animal unable to walk when it reaches the slaughterhouse. Given
Tuesday's announcement that mad cow disease has been found in a
downer cow in the state of Washington, Congress might want to
reconsider.
The discovery of the first apparent U.S. case of mad cow disease -
- a brain disease that can spread to humans -- is the Christmas gift
no one wanted. It has resulted in temporary bans on beef imports by
other countries and a sudden concern among consumers about the safety
of holiday beef. Given the ...