Word: cowed
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...cow disease cannot become established in the United States, and it does not happen because of the feed ban enacted in 1997,” Gray said...
...Harvard School of Public Health (SPH) expert still asserts that mad cow disease presents little risk for the American public, despite claims by a panel of international veterinary experts that the country is highly susceptible to an outbreak...
...International Review Subcommittee (IRS) appointed by the U.S. secretary of agriculture issued a report expressing concerns that current regulations in place do not fully protect U.S. beef consumers. Swiss researcher Dr. Ulrich Kihm, who co-chaired IRS, has said that there could be up to one case of mad cow disease per month...
...voting this primary season: Is it more important to teach Bush and the Republicans a lesson or to elect someone who is willing to work with people from both sides of the aisle to keep America moving forward? Bob August Nashville, U.S. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Cow Europe has been able to live with and protect itself against mad-cow disease, which seems to be manageable if farmers and slaughterhouses are willing to test cattle before slaughter [Jan. 12]. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization encourages the testing of all slaughter cattle for mad-cow disease...
Canadian beef consumption went up after Canada's single reported case of mad-cow disease last May. We rallied around an industry that we knew was being devastated by paranoia. Unlike Americans, whose media have institutionalized the use of fear, and the Japanese, who used the BSE incident to make a political statement, Canadians looked first at the practical risks. Beef isn't dangerous. This is a matter of faith as well as common sense. JESSE HEFFRING Montreal...