mtrycrafts said:
for 100% beef inspection for mad cow disease.
That is what a beef processor was told in Kansas City by the feds trying to satisfy customer demands. All payed in house and voluntary on their part.
Where are we going with this kind of government threats??? Cannot inspect beyond government mandates? Cannot provide what the customer wants???
How can it be illegal???
How about being arrested in Texas for public intoxication in a bar???
Apparently it is a common practice with over 2000 such arrests???
You don't seriously imagine that Bush's regime is more concerned with your health than with the short term interests of large businesses, do you? Or more concerned with what you want than with what large businesses want? What do you think would happen if people realized what they were eating? It is virtually certain that a 100% inspection of beef would turn up more cases of mad cow disease (you don't imagine that the cows that have been discovered with it in the U.S. magically came to have it, do you?), and what do you think that would do for the cattle industry?
There are those who also want to muck up everything else in the food industry, such as what can be labelled "organic", as big companies have noticed that such labels sell products at a higher price, and they want to get more money, but don't wish to be bothered with meeting the current standards. So if the standards are lowered, they can sell their current pesticide laced products as "organic" and make a killing.
If you are concerned about mad cow disease, I suggest that you stop eating beef altogether, and consider giving up dairy products as well (though they have not been shown to be a problem for mad cow disease, such things are difficult to be certain about). And since other animals can carry similar diseases, you may wish to give up eating animal products altogether. If done properly, you would be healthier anyway, as vegans, on average, live longer, healthier lives than those who eat animal products.
