U.S. on mad cow: Don't test all cattle

There have been three cases of mad cow disease in the U.S

May 29, 2007

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....

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