[kittymyrib]

Do you get in the car and drive anywhere? The chances of your dying in a car accident are infinitely higher than being a victim of Mad Cow Disease.
However, would irradiating all our meat not be a very good idea? Texas A&M is on the forefront of using lasers to process our food, and I'm beginning to think this is an idea whose time has come.

[beezdotcom]

However, would irradiating all our meat not be a very good idea?

I don't think you can "kill" a prion this way. But I agree, your risk of contracting fatal salmonella from cantaloupe is probably greater than CJD from beef, at this point.

[torstars]

would irradiating all our meat not be a very good idea?

Radiation doesn't affect prion folding.