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The government's decision to resume U.S. beef imports next month is rekindling calls for a boycott of U.S. beef because of a potential risk of mad cow disease.
Leading the calls for the government to withdraw its decision are the Solidarity for Anti-Mad Cow Disease group, the National Network for School Lunch and the Association of Lawyers for a Democratic Society.
Scientists had thought only 40 percent of the population was at risk for vCJD, the human equivalent of the mad cow infection. They now believe tens of thousands more people could be at risk if they consumed diseased meat in the 1980s and 1990s, the Scotsman reported.
Mad cow disease 'a threat to tens of millions in Britain' LYNDSAY MOSS HEALTH CORRESPONDENT
New fears are raised over CJD Possibility exists that disease may lie dormant for decades New measures to be taken over blood donations
A ranching and meat-processing company in Kansas wants to test all its cattle for mad cow disease at its own expense. The Bush administration won't let the firm do it. Oh, but that's not all. If the company tries to buy the $20 testing kits, the feds will treat such a transaction as an illegal purchase of a controlled substance.
We wish we were making this up, but we're not. Talk about mad cow, this is crazy people. It's also an intrusive government abusing an old law.
SEOUL (Yonhap) - The United States has failed to provide the date of birth of a cow linked to a third case of mad cow disease on its shores, a matter that could jeopardize Seoul's resumption of American beef imports, the government said Wednesday.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry said Washington forwarded information on the cow Friday but gave no conclusive evidence to indicate its age.
TOKYO (AP) - Japan on Monday reshuffled an expert panel on mad cow disease that advised the government on the safety of U.S. beef, amid reports that half the panel resigned over the debate on reopening the domestic market to American imports.
Half the 12-member panel resigned and were replaced in the new panel, according to Kyodo News agency. Those who resigned are thought to have favoured a more cautious approach to resuming imports, Kyodo said.
