Court considers more mad-cow tests

Sam Hananel
Associated Press
May. 10, 2008 12:00 AM  

 

‘WASHINGTON - The Bush administration on Friday urged a federal appeals court to stop meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad-cow disease, but a skeptical judge questioned whether the government has that authority. 
  
"The government seeks to reverse a lower-court ruling that allowed Arkansas City, Kan.-based Creekstone Farms Premium Beef to conduct more comprehensive testing to satisfy demand from overseas customers in Japan and elsewhere.”

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Backgrounder: 

  

U.S. government fights to keep meatpackers from testing all slaughtered cattle for mad cow

   

“WASHINGTON: The Bush administration said Tuesday it will fight to keep meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease.  

 

The Agriculture Department tests fewer than 1 percent of slaughtered cows for the disease, which can be fatal to humans who eat tainted beef. A beef producer in the western state of Kansas, Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, wants to test all of its cows.   

   

Larger meat companies feared that move because, if Creekstone should test its meat and advertised it as safe, they might have to perform the expensive tests on their larger herds as well.” 

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Comprehensive safety of our food supply NO, and to hell with the Average American.  “Comprehensive immigration” SI and to hell with national integrity.  With a national government like we have, who needs terrorists?  

       

Europe, Japan, China and even Mexico watch over and go to bat for their own citizens.  Only in America are the citizens on their own. 

      

Has Bush ever been tested for Mad Cow Disease?       

   

Or impeachment? 

      

Impeach this SOB before he flushes us down the tubes!