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Downer and out?
The USDA's new ban won't keep sick cows out of the food supply |
Tom Philpott |
23 May 2008 |
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| Months after the downer-cow scandal of last winter, USDA chief Ed Schafer announced plans to ban all downer cows from the food supply. The rule involves cows that get sick after an initial inspection by veterinarians before slaughter. Under old rules, such cows could be reinspected by vets and then cleared for slaughter if the vet decided they posed no threat. In the press release announcing the proposed new rules, Shafer had this to say: Last year, of the nea ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, agriculture, Department of Agriculture, food, health, industrial ag (all these topics) |
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