This just came in from a friend. I am forwarding this not to promote fear, but to advise caution and common sense. If you forward this, please remove my name and email address. Thanks.
***Beginning of message*** "I was recently visiting my mother in California and read the morning paper she had sitting on the kitchen table. I was surprised to see an article, small and not on a front page (duh) that stated they had found Mad Cow diseased cattle in Dallas. There are 413 cows that have been 'lost.' Apparently, many cows lose their ear tags when being transferred, and are just retagged. The group was accounted for except for the 413, which have apparently entered the meat industry! "I think it's important to NOT buy any hamburger from any grocery store unless you know where it came from or it's organic. I personally don't buy ANY beef from any store (only organic for me!). Hamburger is the worst, as it can contain organs and blood from higher concentrations of contamination. Please, be safe." ***End of message***

