Wednesday, March 15, 2006
US plans to drastically reduce mad cow testing
March 15, 2006Full Article by Libby Quaid
Despite the confirmation of a third case of mad cow disease, the government intends to scale back testing for the brain-wasting disorder blamed for the deaths of more than 150 people in Europe.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) boosted its surveillance after finding the first case of mad cow disease in the United States in 2003. About 1,000 tests are run daily, up from about 55 daily in 2003.
The testing program detected an infected cow in Alabama last week, and further analysis confirmed Monday that the animal had mad cow disease.
My guess is because it's really caused by pesticides, herbicides, or some other pollution.
