I did a little digging around and the statement "except for the 413, which
have apparently entered the meat industry" isn't quite accurate... what I
found wasn't much more reassuring, though.... one report from MSNBC says 21
could not be traced and another 147 were slaughtered (and could have ended
up in food or feed)... another report from the Dallas Morning News says 208
went into the feed and slaughter channels, entering the food supply....which
boils down to a whole lotta questionable cows in any case....
1) "The federal government closed its investigation in August, saying it
could not pin down how the cow became infected with the brain-wasting
ailment. The Agriculture Department and the Food and Drug Administration
traced 413 animals and reported that 147 herd mates and offspring were
presumed to have been slaughtered for food, livestock feed or other use, and
that 21 could not be traced. The USDA killed and tested 67 animals, all of
which tested negative for mad cow disease.
(http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9897243/)
2) "The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday obtained details about the search for
the 413 cows and calves under a Texas open records request. About 350 of the
cows, or roughly 85 percent, were sent to slaughter.....Inspectors had to
trace 213 calves in their hunt to find two that were recently born to the
diseased cow. They never were able to specifically identify the two calves
but did say that 208 went into feed and slaughter channels, entering the
food supply. Four more probably did. One calf was untraceable. "If they're
fairly confident that the group they identified as the progeny was complete
and if nearly all of them were slaughtered, chances are the progeny was
eaten by a human being," said Tom McGarity, a professor of food safety law
at the University of Texas School of Law and president of the Center for
Progressive Regulation. Those details give him pause, he said. While mad cow
is not necessarily transmitted to offspring, it is "quite possible that a
mad cow got in the food supply."
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-madcow_03bus.ART.North.Edition2.1d2ee1ef.html
----- Original Message -----
From: Nenah Sylver
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 10:27 AM
Subject: CS>diseased beef in non-organic commercial meat supply
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!
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