Regulation
Mad Cow Disease is believed to spread by feeding cattle tissues from
animals infected with BSE and similar diseases. In turn, people
contract the human form of mad cow disease when they eat high-risk
materials, such as the brain or spine, from diseased cattle. Therefore,
it is very important that we have a good inspection system in place to
make sure the cattle aren’t fed contaminated feed, and that if they do
get the disease, their meat doesn’t reach people’s dinner plates.
In
August 2005, in response to a Freedom of Information Act request to the
USDA, we received over 800 records written by USDA inspectors detailing
mad cow disease regulation violations.
Help us pressure the government to fully protect consumers from mad cow disease...
- Click here to read our report.
- Click here to read our press release.
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Reports
- BSE Non-compliance Record Analysis — This report details mad cow disease regulation vio ...
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