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  • Hardrock69
    DIAMOND STATUS
    • Feb 2005
    • 21889

    US on Mad Cow: Don't Test All Cattle

    By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    Published: May 29, 2007

    Filed at 4:20 p.m. ET

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration said Tuesday it will fight to keep meatpackers from testing all their animals for mad cow disease .

    The Agriculture Department tests less than 1 percent of slaughtered cows for the disease, which can be fatal to humans who eat tainted beef. But Kansas-based Creekstone Farms Premium Beef wants to test all of its cows.

    Larger meat companies feared that move because, if Creekstone tested its meat and advertised it as safe, they might have to perform the expensive test, too.

    The Agriculture Department regulates the test and argued that widespread testing could lead to a false positive that would harm the meat industry.

    A federal judge ruled in March that such tests must be allowed. U.S. District Judge James Robertson noted that Creekstone sought to use the same test the government relies on and said the government didn't have the authority to restrict it.

    The ruling was to take effect June 1, but the Agriculture Department said Tuesday it would appeal -- effectively delaying the testing until the court challenge plays out.

    Mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, is linked to more than 150 human deaths worldwide, mostly in Britain.

    There have been three cases of mad cow disease in the U.S. The first, in December 2003 in Washington state, was in a cow that had been imported from Canada. The second, in 2005, was in a Texas-born cow. The third was confirmed last year in an Alabama cow.





    What the fuck! HE will not allow any legislation to keep down the price of gas, he will not allow testing of cattle for a dangerous disease, he will not allow us to bring our troops home but wants them to stay over there so more of them can die....

    There is only ONE possible explanation:

    themonkey is trying to kill us all!!!

  • hideyoursheep
    ROTH ARMY ELITE
    • Jan 2007
    • 6351

    #2
    If he don't kill ya, Ronald Mc Hagar will..

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    • Little Texan
      Full Member Status

      • Jan 2004
      • 4579

      #3


      Hugo Chavez is right...George W. Bush IS the Devil!
      Last edited by Little Texan; 05-31-2007, 02:01 PM.

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      • hideyoursheep
        ROTH ARMY ELITE
        • Jan 2007
        • 6351

        #4
        Hugo is only one of his minions...


        Ya think that cat don't like US paper???

        HA!

        Citco.

        Still open.

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        • Lqskdiver
          Sniper
          • Jun 2004
          • 763

          #5
          The Agriculture Department regulates the test and argued that widespread testing could lead to a false positive that would harm the meat industry.
          We can deal with gas prices going up. But don't think for second we can deal with meat prices going up. Here in BBQ CAPITAL we won't stand for suchathang!!

          Last edited by Lqskdiver; 05-31-2007, 03:05 PM.

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          • Guitar Shark
            ROTH ARMY SUPREME
            • Jan 2004
            • 7579

            #6
            Proof positive that the Bush administration likes Rosie O'Donnell after all and wants to protect her from testing.
            ROTH ARMY MILITIA


            Originally posted by EAT MY ASSHOLE
            Sharky sometimes needs things spelled out for him in explicit, specific detail. I used to think it was a lawyer thing, but over time it became more and more evident that he's merely someone's idiot twin.

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            • Angel
              ROTH ARMY SUPREME
              • Jan 2004
              • 7481

              #7
              After the shit they pulled with our cases? Fucking BASTARD!!! Dammit, why didn't they feed him the tainted shit?
              "Ya know what they say about angels... An angel is a supernatural being or spirit, usually humanoid in form, found in various religions and mythologies. Plus Roth fan boards..."- ZahZoo April 2013

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