Three days ago, the USDA announced a single presumptive case of BSE (mad cow disease) in the State of Washington. Ann Veneman answered questions. The same day, Gov. Locke made a statement about the case occuring on a farm near Mabton. Utah's Agriculture Director, Cary Peterson, also issued a statement. A recall of over 10,000 lbs. of beef has been announced. Eleven countries have announced a ban of U.S. beef. Zambia is not a big deal, but I imagine that Japan. A webcast briefing was given less than two hours ago. The CDC and FDA also got involved. Here is the BSE response plan for USDA.
Mabton, who most people had never heard of, has now been dubbed the "Mad Cow Town."
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