They are trying to protect the beef industry, not the consumers.
Washington Times
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ordered its inspectors in Texas not to talk about mad cow disease with outside parties.
United Press International has learned that the gag order was sent May 6 by e-mail from the USDA's Dallas district office.
Canada.com
Over the past two years, Lone Star Beef, the 18th-largest packer in the United States, has slaughtered 350,000 head. Yet only three animals have been screened for brain-wasting diseases. And according to freedom of information requests filed by United Press International, the USDA tests animals at just 100 of America's 700 slaughterhouses.
They are supposed to be increasing testing soon but will those results be made public?
[Edited on 13-5-2004 by AceOfBase]
