Where's the beef? US announces first case of mad cow

fiddling_tenor · Post by **fiddling_tenor** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 10:23 am

It's a good thing I don't eat a lot of beef! After all Europe went through, AND admitting that some of the offending animal may have reached processing plants, US officials still insist the food chain is safe. Tell that to the 100+ people who died...

Time to turn the grilling chicken!

-Tom

WhistlingGypsy · Post by **WhistlingGypsy** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 10:34 am

It will be interesting to see how they handle this. The US were very quick to ban all Canadian beef after one isolated case of Mad Cow was found in Alberta in early Summer. They still have not lifted the ban, which has devestated the beef industry here in Canada. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, I wonder what the reaction will be.

fiddling_tenor · Post by **fiddling_tenor** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 11:05 am

I'm waiting too.

With all I've learned about the meat-processing industry in the US, I'm not confident about the safety of meat BEFORE the announcement!

Now with this, and officials admitting the infected meat made it into the food supply chain. Well, it makes one wonder...

FJohnSharp · Post by **FJohnSharp** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 12:57 pm

Oh great--my Christmas menu:
Corned beef for Xmas eve
Rare roast for Xmas

It's been nice knowing you all

Daniel_Bingamon · Post by **Daniel_Bingamon** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 4:57 pm

Whats the quick hurry. Like I stated in other thread, CDJ Prions (Human Mad Cow) can be domant for 30 years (the record).

mamakash · Post by **mamakash** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 5:34 pm

It's never too late to become a vegetarian and do something good for yourself, animals, and the planet.
As far as Mad Cow in the US, that was just a matter of time . . .

cyberspiff · Post by **cyberspiff** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 12:18 pm

Ummm, wasn't there a recent problem with scallions from Mexico causing food poisoning? And before that mushrooms? Oh yeah, then there was a major outbreak due to lettuce.

Tongue-in-cheek of course, but you gotta follow basic sanitary rules. Wash your hands, cutting surfaces, food, preparation tools, use different preparation surfaces for meat and vegetables, etc, etc, etc.

Fenguin · Post by **Fenguin** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 5:28 pm

mamakash wrote:It's never too late to become a vegetarian and do something good for yourself, animals, and the planet.
As far as Mad Cow in the US, that was just a matter of time . . .

And risk getting mad soybean disease?

Actually I prefer the vegetarian versions of meat dishes. With companies like Boca and Quorn, there's no reason to keep the antiquated slaughterhouse process around anymore. Maybe now that a little more self-interest is thrown into the mix, the industry will start to subside.

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:05 pm

How to spot a Mad Cow

http://viswiz.imk.fraunhofer.de/~steffi ... madcow.htm

Cheers!

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 9:09 pm

That is not to dismis the seriousness of the actual problem, just that I need to keep a laugh handy at the moment... christmas with an exploding tr\hree year old is scarey enough! LOL!... (sigh)

spittin_in_the_wind · Thu Dec 25, 2003 10:23 pm

anniemcu wrote:That is not to dismis the seriousness of the actual problem, just that I need to keep a laugh handy at the moment... christmas with an exploding tr\hree year old is scarey enough! LOL!... (sigh)

Your tree and your three year old both exploded? I assume one had a hand in the other's demise...

Robin

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 10:42 pm

spittin_in_the_wind wrote:
anniemcu wrote:That is not to dismis the seriousness of the actual problem, just that I need to keep a laugh handy at the moment... christmas with an exploding tr\hree year old is scarey enough! LOL!... (sigh)
Your tree and your three year old both exploded? I assume one had a hand in the other's demise...

Robin

LOL! Actually, it was only the three year-old human-type that exploded. I was wise enough to keep the tree out of his reach.

Let me use this opportunity to wish more thought and less fertility to people who don't want to take the responsibility of raising their own children!!

(anyone need something pressed?... I'm still steaming, LOL!)... oh, and make sure those teeth are well brushed, in case they latch onto your flesh!!! (yarrghhh!)

Jon C. · Post by **Jon C.** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 2:54 am

Hi,
I talked to my Dad yesterday, he lives in the next town over from Chealis, where the mad cow was found. When I was up there last summer, he pointed the knacker out, as one that slaughters sick cows! Guess it caught up with the company!
Best become a vegie-eater!

Jon

sturob · Post by **sturob** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 9:24 am

WhistlingGypsy wrote:It will be interesting to see how they handle this. The US were very quick to ban all Canadian beef after one isolated case of Mad Cow was found in Alberta in early Summer. They still have not lifted the ban, which has devestated the beef industry here in Canada.

Oh my gosh, do you really think mad cow was why the US banned Canadian beef?

There were two things, I would be willing to bet good money. First, Canada wouldn't back action in Iraq. That was going to have consequences for US:Canada relations. Second, Japan threatened major trade restrictions on US imported beef if the US couldn't guarantee that it did NOT import any beef from Canada. Japan has more than 4 times the population of Canada, so I bet the US figured, well, lose a market of 127 million, versus lose a market of 30 million . . . the math is easy. Mad cow was an easy scapegoat, as it were.

In my opinion.

Stuart

Wizzer · Post by **Wizzer** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 3:17 pm

did this company's stock rise.
CAL-MAINE FOODS (NasdaqNM:CALM)
it went from under 10 dollars to over 40 dollars in just a few weeks.

we should take a look at who is investing in it over the past month.

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Where's the beef? US announces first case of mad cow

Where's the beef? US announces first case of mad cow

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If this was the supprise they claim then why?