[FredZarguna]

Monitoring the "beef" industry is silly for two reasons: 1) 85% of ground beef comes from culled dairy cows, not beef steers. and 2) In the US, there is no reason to do any kind of monitoring: it has been illegal to feed BSE specific animal proteins to dairy or beef cattle since 1912.

US Farmers who do this intentionally are criminals. Prohibited feed-stuffs are clearly labelled: “Do Not Feed To Cattle Or Other Ruminants”. Or in the case of cattle products: CMPAF: “Do Not Feed To Animals”.

[antidisestablishment]

All I knwo about is that I can never give blood. I was stationed in Germany in 1980s. Seems like someone would have contracted the disease by now.

At least all those gay men are now able to give blood in my place. Makes me feel much safer....