Another case of Mad Cow disease has been detected in Canada. The discovery increases the pressure on the USDA to commit to more stringent testing of cattle in the U.S, and to stop feeding slaughterhouse waste, blood, and manure to cattle. A new study out of the UK shows that even miniscule parts of an infected animal can lead to widespread contamination. "Based on this new research, if just one infected cow entered the U.S. feed supply and the brain and spinal cord of that animal were maximally dispersed in feed, it could potentially infect 45,000 other cows," says Dr. Michael Hansen of the Consumers Union (Consumer Reports). While countries like Japan now test all of their cattle for the fatal disease before they enter the food supply, only about 1 in 90 animals is tested in the U.S.
Learn more and sign the Mad Cow USA petition:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/madcow.htm
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