Is the U.S. Government Hiding Mad Disease Cow Cases?

newspundit.net ^ | 4/7/2005 | Duncan Thorne

[ex-Texan]

'Nuff said, I think . . .

[peyton randolph]

[reformedliberal]

Ping. What do you think of this?

[TBall]

I became suspicious a few months ago when the 3rd initial positive went to Ames, Iowa for further testing and was found to be a false positive. The company that makes the test brags about there only being something like a 100,000 to 1 chance of a false positive. Three in a row.

[kingattax]

[AQGeiger]

Dr. Lester Friedlander said Wednesday that colleagues with the United States Department of Agriculture have told him of cases that the USDA has chosen not to announce.

That's my one question about this article. He seems to be relying on hearsay in his accusations.

[elli1]

Two strikes against the guy's credibility--

1. Article says he got fired from his meat inspector's job.

2. He's gone off to Canada to make his claims as a paid (presumeably) public speaker.

[Mrs. Shawnlaw]

This guy Friedlander is such an idiot! The breeding practices of US livestock producers is TOP NOTCH! We have tons of sanctions against livestock from other countries just for this reason. In fact, the only reason livestock improves overseas is because of OUR exports.

Besides, if you do NOT eat the SPINAL COLUMN OR THE BRAIN YOU WILL NOT GET SPONGY BRAIN!!

Instead of forcing the USDA to become more fascist on producers they need to educate the public on what parts of a cow NOT to eat.

The Canadian gov't has become thuggish towards their own producers and Friedlander doesn't like to see that much freedom allowed in our own farms/producers/growers.

[festus]

[TBall]

Individual farms should be allowed to test every head if they so choose. Believe it or not this is not currently allowed and one farm out there is going to court to do so.

[Mrs. Shawnlaw]

And who is going to pay the vet bill for repeated tests on every cow??? Some people may not have to worry about the bottom line but who is to say what size of herd should have to be tested.
These tests are totally inconclusive, test an animal 3x to be negative then 4th time positive? Happens all the time. The USDA is predominantly run by people who have no idea about animal ownership/expenses/responsibilities/etc. It is a bureaucracy.
Friedlander has something else up his sleeve I guarantee it.

[ex-Texan]

When you eat burgers in a fast food place, do you even know how much of the meat you are eating contains ground brains? Do you or other suceptible meat cells like kidneys ?

The primary link contains medical evidence to dispute your bold assertions.

[hollywood]

Wrong end.

[TASMANIANRED]

bingo

[TBall]

Every cow needs to be tracked and tested. Yes it will cost money, but this way you will be able to enjoy eating hot dogs and hamburgers with your kids. Personally I would pay up for meat that comes from a company that offers a tested guarantee, but that is currently not allowed in America.

[Mrs. Shawnlaw]

Number one I dont eat burgers at fast food places and two I dont trust anything that comes out of Canada or states Product of Canada.
I stand by my assertions and not by a vet gone canadian.

[taxesareforever]

Friedlander was in charge of meat inspectors at the largest U.S. culled-cow packing plant, in Pennsylvania, until 1995. He lost his job for, in his words, "doing too good a job."

Yeah right. "doing too good of a job"? Smacks of doing things the way he wanted to do them and screw everybody else. Cry baby go home.

[kingattax]

LMAO....good call

[WaveMan]

ROFLMAO!