1 posted on
03/31/2007 8:41:04 PM PDT by
A. Pole
To: Willie Green; Wolfie; ex-snook; Jhoffa_; FITZ; arete; FreedomPoster; Red Jones; Pyro7480; ...
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, a meatpacker based in Arkansas City, Kan., wants to test all of its cows for the disease, which can be fatal to humans who eat tainted beef. Larger meat companies feared that move because if Creekstone tested its meat and advertised it as safe, they could be forced to do the expensive test, too. Bump
2 posted on
03/31/2007 8:44:06 PM PDT by
A. Pole
(Aeschylus "Memory is the mother of all wisdom.")
To: A. Pole
Well, it's a puzzle to me I guess. A company wants to make sure the meat is not diseased, and the Government won't let them test. Okkkkk
3 posted on
03/31/2007 8:44:54 PM PDT by
Enterprise
(I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
To: A. Pole
The government is protecting companies who don't want to test. Good job guv! Thankful there are still some sane judges.
To: A. Pole
Widespread testing for mad cow could destroy the beef industry.
8 posted on
03/31/2007 9:27:07 PM PDT by
PAR35
To: A. Pole
Larger meat companies feared that moveBetcha' it is the unions who are actually raising the cleaver.
10 posted on
03/31/2007 9:37:27 PM PDT by
quantim
(2008 => I'll take an imperfect winner over a perfect loser.)
To: A. Pole
The department threatened Creekstone with prosecution if it tested all its animals. The government wants to prosecute people for voluntarily testing its cows? Have they gone mad????
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"The department threatened Creekstone with prosecution if it tested all its animals."
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13 posted on
03/31/2007 10:49:01 PM PDT by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
To: A. Pole
thanks for posting this, it is one of the most unbelievable, but illustrative stories I've run across in a long time. :)
14 posted on
03/31/2007 10:54:27 PM PDT by
traviskicks
(http://www.neoperspectives.com/Ron_Paul_2008.htm)
To: A. Pole
I am willing to bet that the cows in the slaughter house are plenty mad. No testing required.
To: A. Pole
The reason the FDA and USDA didn't want this is simple. If one plant does it, they will have a huge competitive advantage over any other packing plant. So in the end all the plants will do it.
Which is great, but the BSE tests are not that accurate.
24 posted on
04/01/2007 6:20:14 AM PDT by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: A. Pole
The Agriculture Department argued that widespread testing could lead to a false positive that would harm the meat industry.The real purpose of this government agency is to protect an industry. Human safety is just a cover.
29 posted on
04/01/2007 9:08:55 AM PDT by
aimhigh
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