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FDA and other federal agencies have had preventive measures in place to reduce the U.S. consumer's risk of exposure to any BSE-contaminated meat and food products. Since 1989, USDA has prohibited the importation of live animals and animal products from BSE-positive countries. Subsequently, USDA expanded the ban to include both countries with BSE and countries at risk for BSE. Since 1997, FDA has prohibited the use of most mammalian protein in the manufacture of ruminant feed. In 2004, FDA issued a rule prohibiting the use of certain cattle materials in human food and cosmetics, and USDA issued a rule prohibiting certain cattle materials from use as human food. http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/bsefaq.html -
I would say no. The Department of Agriculture regulates the saftey of beef, pork, etc. They have safeguards in place that they seem to be satisfied with. The American Cattlemen have everything to lose if there would be a "breakout" of BSE. They understand that. Could more stringent safeguards be put into place? Certainly. Would consumers be willing to pay more for meat that has been thoroughly inspected? I believe that the vast majority would when you consider the quickly growing "natural' and "organic" markets in the United States.
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