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South Korea banned the meat in 2003 when the U.S. discovered a case of the brain-wasting mad-cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The restrictions were partially lifted in 2006 before imports were halted again last October after prohibited bone fragments were found in U.S. shipments. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Koreans protest US beef imports Jun 2, 2008
Scientists believe that mad-cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, spreads when farmers feed cattle recycled meat and bones from infected animals. The US banned recycled feeds in 1997. (Aljazeera.Net)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Jun 1, 2008
Otherwise, many symptoms and signs are the result of itself, including but not limited to accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity (ascites) and altered mental status due to nitrogenous wastes (hepatic encephalopathy). Diagnosis. (Suite101.com)
South Korean opposition parties ask court to block imports of US beef May 30, 2008
"We cannot ignore public sentiment,'' said Na Geun-tae, an official with Lotte Mart, a major chain. Friday night, about 2,500 people held a candlelight rally in central Seoul to urge the government to reverse the decision. Police estimated the crowd could swell up to 5,000 and added that a bigger demonstration was expected Saturday. Earlier in the day, about two dozen members of a farmers' association held a protest in front of the presidential Blue House demanding the government reverse its... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Ban proposed on 'downer' cattle May 22, 2008
Cows that cannot stand up are supposed to be kept out of the food supply in part because they may be infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. But an exception in the regulations allows a government veterinarian to approve for slaughter an animal that passed initial inspection but went down before reaching the "knock box," if a second inspection determines the animal is not sick but is suffering from an acute injury such as a broken leg. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Lee Promises Safe U.S. Beef Imports, Seeking to Calm South Korea Protests May 22, 2008
South Korea banned American beef in 2003, when the U.S. discovered its first case of mad cow, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, which causes brain wasting and death in humans. The restriction was lifted in 2006 for boneless cuts from young cows and reinstated in October after inspectors found bone fragments. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
As donations decline, nation needs young blood May 21, 2008
Blood programs limit donations from people who have recently acquired piercings or tattoos, or those who have traveled to countries prone to certain diseases such as malaria or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. So, my daughter gets a tattoo and shes out for a year, Katz said. (MSNBC -- Health)
SKorea to resume U.S. beef imports later this month May 15, 2008
Scientists believe mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, spreads when farmers feed cattle recycled meat and bones from infected animals. In humans, eating meat products contaminated with the illness is linked to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare, fatal malady. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Deere Second-Quarter Earnings Reach Record $763 Million May 14, 2008
These factors include worldwide demand for agricultural products, world grain stocks, weather conditions, soil conditions, harvest yields, prices for commodities and livestock, crop and livestock production expenses, availability of transport for crops, the growth of non-food uses for some crops (including ethanol and biodiesel production), real estate values, available acreage for farming, the land ownership policies of various governments, changes in government farm programs (including those... (Canada Newswire)
Feces May Transmit Fatal Cheetah Disease May 13, 2008
Other diseases in the group include Alzheimer's and type 2 diabetes in humans as well as the (infectious protein) diseases such as in sheep, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (aka ) and chronic wasting disease in deer and elk. In cheetahs amyloid fibrils build up in the spleen and liver, typically following an inflammatory stomach disease. (Scientific American)
Complications of Liver Cirrhosis May 11, 2008
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... This, along with portosystemic shunt (resulting from cirrhosis or made surgically), makes a patient prone to altered level of consciousness and cognitive changes due to accumulation of waste products (hepatic encephalopathy) ... Treatment of hepatic encephalopathy involves medications to minimize ammonia production, such as lactulose. (Suite101.com)
New strain of mad cow disease not tied to feed May 11, 2008
Mad cow disease is known to scientists as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It is caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. For most of the past decade, officials have focused their prevention efforts on banning the use of feed contaminated with infected cattle parts, believed to be the primary conduit of the disease. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
Prions Show Their Good Side May 10, 2008
26, 2004) Using math and physics to investigate mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE) and similar diseases caused by infectious proteins called prions is the aim of research by physicists. . (Science Daily)
Court considers more mad-cow tests May 10, 2008
Mad-cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, can be fatal to humans who eat tainted beef. Three cases of mad-cow disease have been discovered in the U.S. since 2003. (AZCentral -- News)
Creekstone Bid to Test Beef for Mad-Cow May Hurt Industry, Government Says May 10, 2008
They are creating a false assurance'' because the test Creekstone wants to use can't show that meat is completely free of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad-cow disease, Justice Department attorney Eric Fleisig-Greene told the court at a hearing today in Washington. The test is not only unnecessary, but it has no value whatsoever,'' Fleisig-Greene told the three-judge panel, adding that a ``false positive'' from the company's testing would hurt the entire U.S. cattle industry. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Ridley Inc. Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2008 May 8, 2008
The actions by proposed representative plaintiffs continue against the Government of Canada and Ridley Inc. In claims filed in April 2005, the plaintiffs seek to certify class actions in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec to include all Canadian cattle farmers who allegedly suffered damage as a result of international bans on trade in Canadian beef and cattle following the May 2003 diagnosis of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow in Alberta ... The actions by proposed... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
S. Korea may demand revision of U.S. beef deal May 8, 2008
Scientists believe mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, spreads when farmers feed cattle recycled meat and bones from infected animals. In humans, eating meat products contaminated with the illness is linked to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare and fatal malady. (USA Today -- Money)
Think twice before stuffing your suitcase with prosciutto May 3, 2008
Beef in any form is not allowed from Europe, Oman or Israel, all classified as areas with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Canned beef bulgogi from Korea, however, is fine. (USA Today -- Travel)
Stockgrowers eager to move on South Korea agreement May 2, 2008
Once the third-largest import market for U.S. beef, South Korea imposed a blanket ban on American imports in 2003 following an outbreak of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States. It later eased the ban by allowing imports of boneless beef from cattle younger than 30 months. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Industry Groups Reverse Position, Back Total Downer Cow Ban May 2, 2008 Koreans to resume beef trade with U.S. Apr 19, 2008 * World News Quick Take Apr 18, 2008 Novartiss FTY720 shows low relapse rate for multiple sclerosis Apr 18, 2008 Chronic Exposure to Solvents Disturbs Brain's Wiring Apr 18, 2008 Disturbances In Brain Circuitry Linked To Chronic Exposure To Solvents, Study Shows Apr 17, 2008 Sleeping sickness finding could lead to earlier diagnosis Apr 15, 2008 Vaccine Critics To Help Shape Research Apr 12, 2008 Health Buzz: Mumps Vaccine and Other Health News Apr 11, 2008 SKorea, U.S. resume talks on Seoul's ban on American beef Apr 11, 2008 Giuseppe Attardi; unveiled how the engines of cells work Apr 10, 2008 Mad cow disease kills two in Spain Apr 8, 2008 Two Die In Spain From Human Form Of Mad Cow Disease Apr 8, 2008 Prometic to present at the American Chemical Society Apr 5, 2008 Defining Dementia Apr 4, 2008 Big hits spark fears of damage Mar 30, 2008 Neurologic Benefit of Lyme Therapy Short-Lived Mar 27, 2008 An Adult with Type 2 Citrullinemia in Europe Mar 27, 2008 Vaccines' benefits outweigh dangers Mar 26, 2008 CDC: Vaccines' benefits outweight dangers Mar 26, 2008 When Animals Die Mar 24, 2008 Autism and vaccines: What's the link? Mar 22, 2008 Owner of Slaughterhouse Accused of Abusing Cattle, Using Sick Animals Backs Off Claims Mar 21, 2008 Slaughterhouse employees charged with cruelty Mar 20, 2008 For animal rights activists, a bona fide hit Mar 15, 2008 Schafer addresses farm bill, Canadian BSE and Cuban trade Mar 15, 2008 Our food safety system puts us at risk Mar 8, 2008 More Plagiarism, Same Times Reporter Mar 8, 2008 A public service announcement Mar 7, 2008 Panel presses for list of stores that got recalled beef Mar 7, 2008 • How 'downer' cows enter food chain Mar 2, 2008 Japan halts beef from Smithfield plant after finding unordered shipment Mar 1, 2008 Inspectors Say Staff Shortages Threaten Safety of Meat Supply Feb 29, 2008 WACO schools dump suspect beef Feb 28, 2008 Humane society sues U.S. in cattle case Feb 28, 2008 Sierra Vista schools to throw out suspect beef Feb 28, 2008 Canadian food inspection agency confirms new case of mad cow Feb 28, 2008 Mad cow case confirmed in Canada Feb 27, 2008 Ottawa confirms new mad-cow case Feb 27, 2008 New strain of mad cow disease not tied to feed Feb 27, 2008 Global Protein Ingredients Market to Cross $18 Billion by 2010, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. Feb 26, 2008 Cattle have a beef, too Feb 24, 2008 Regulations should prevent livestock abuse Feb 24, 2008 Recall spurs local action Feb 23, 2008 Held video blamed in beef debacle Feb 22, 2008 China's Role In Supply Of Drug Is Under Fire Feb 22, 2008 USDA: Reinspection of cattle key in beef recall Feb 21, 2008 USDA Orders Major Beef Recall From California Slaughterhouse Feb 21, 2008 Students to eat beef again Feb 21, 2008 143 million pounds recalled Feb 19, 2008 USDA: Most recalled beef already consumed Feb 19, 2008 U.S. orders massive recall of beef Feb 19, 2008 USDA issues largest recall of beef in its history Feb 18, 2008 • Beef recall is largest in history Feb 18, 2008 Largest recall of ground beef ordered in U.S. Feb 18, 2008 Beef recall expands Feb 18, 2008 Scientists Reveal Our Flock Mentality Feb 16, 2008 Officials call for safety probe of school meat supply Feb 15, 2008 District awaits release of beef Feb 14, 2008 Schools stop use of beef from slaughterhouse under investigation Feb 13, 2008 USDA shuts down supplier of beef to schools Feb 7, 2008 Hold on beef includes meat sent to Georgia schools Feb 6, 2008 Breakdown Of Kidney's Ability To Clean Its Own Filters Likely Causes Disease Feb 4, 2008 Schools keep beef off menus Feb 2, 2008 Slaughter House Investigation Reveals Sick Cows Being Processed Jan 31, 2008
Downer cows are more prone to infections such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) partly because they typically wallow in feces. The Humane Society of the United States has sued to enforce a complete ban on downers, and some in Congress have supported legislation to accomplish the same thing. (Agri-View, WI)
Polygamists Avoiding Inbreeding Problems Apr 23, 2008
Yet, in a community roster that contains hundreds of names but remarkably few different surnames some wonder why the more obvious physical defects associated with inbreeding, such as cleft palate and encephalopathy, have not yet manifested themselves in the appearance of the sect members. The answer give it many more generations. (ABC News)
South Korea closed its market to U.S. beef after the first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was discovered in the U.S. in December 2003. Since that discovery, OIE has formally classified the U.S. as a controlled risk country for BSE. Controlled risk status means that regulatory controls for BSE are in place and effective. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
The countrys 11th case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) provides evidence that multiple strains of the affliction exist around the world, said the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The agency said that, as in many atypical BSE cases, the diseased animal was more than 13 years old, compared with an average of six years old for those infected with the BSE strain involved in most cases. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
When asked whether PML is an issue with FTY720, as there have also been concerns regarding encephalopathy, Aradhye said the vascular spasm seen in some patients has not occurred in higher dose patients on the Phase II trial. But the PML experience with Tysabri has caused the investigators to be alert, and there is a low threshold for imaging for PML, he explained. (FT.com -- Markets)
These abnormalities play a role in a condition called chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy (CSE), the Dutch team conclude in the April issue of the Annals of Neurology. People with CSE experience problems with memory, attention and psychomotor function long after exposure to solvents has ceased, according to background information in the study. (Health-Finder)
The pattern of cognitive impairment, involving memory, attention and psychomotor function, frequently persists even after exposure has ceased, is usually referred to as chronic solvent-induced encephalopathy (CSE) ... Journal reference: Frontal-striatal-thalamic impairment in Chronic Solvent-Induced Encephalopathy, Ieke Visser, Cristina Lavini, Jan Booij, Liesbeth Reneman, Charles Majoie, Angela de Boer, Elizabeth Wekking, Elisabeth de Joode, Gert van der Laan, Frank van Dijk, Aart Schene,... (Science Daily)
One of these drugs, melarsoprol, can cause devastating side-effects, such as a brain disease, or encephalopathy, which causes fatality in 50 percent of cases. Professor Elaine Holmes, corresponding author of the research from the Department of Biomolecular Medicine at Imperial College, said: "Sleeping sickness is a shattering disease and it is often not spotted until it is too late. Its initial symptoms can be quite mild and non-specific and doctors in sub-Saharan Africa don't usually have the... (EurekAlert!)
Federal health officials said the work, being planned for two years, wasn't in response to that controversy, and encompasses many more questions than autism -- from rare side effects of the new shingles vaccine to how to predict who's at risk for encephalopathy sometimes triggered by other inoculations. A government-appointed working group is charged with picking the most important safety questions for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to research over the next five years. (Click2Houston, TX)
Two days later, she was overtaken by a high fever and an encephalopathy that deteriorated into autistic behavior. Even though autism has a strong genetic basis, and Hannah has a coexisting rare mitochondrial disorder, Healy argues in that the medical community should not be too quick to dismiss the girl as an anomaly. (U.S. News & World Report)
Scientists believe mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, spreads when farmers feed cattle recycled meat and bones from infected animals. Eating meat from infected animals is also believed to be linked to the rare but fatal brain-wasting human variant, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
In this way, he was able to show that a rare form of dementia now known as MELAS syndrome - or mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes - was caused solely by mutations in mtDNA.. Other researchers have subsequently used the same technique to prove that a variety of other congenital disorders are produced by mutations in mtDNA.. (Boston Globe)
Mad cow disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, first emerged in Britain in the 1980s and has been found in herds in several European and other countries. Scientists believe it is transmitted through infected meat and bone meal fed to cattle and may cause vCJD in humans. (MSNBC -- Health)
Juan Jose Badiola, the director for Spain's National Reference Centre for Transmitted Spongiform Encephalopathy, said there was no cause for alarm ... Mad cow disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, first emerged in Britain in the 1980s and has been found in herds in several European and other countries. (Planet Ark, United States)
Drs Rohwer and Gurgel will be speaking during the symposium honoring Dr. Ruben Carbonell's nomination as Fellow of the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry ("Iivision of the ACS. Dr. Carbonell is an academic co-founder of PRDT, a ProMetic joint venture with the American Red Cross, along with Dr. Robert Rohwer. Dr. Rohwer will be speaking on April 7, 2008 at 16:25 (EDT) and the title of his presentation is "Managing the risks from blood-associated TSE infectivity with prion affinity ligands". Dr.... (PR Newswire)
Creutzfeldt-Jackob Disease: This is an extremely rare but fatal disease that is also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. The disease is believed to be linked with the human consumption of beef from cattle infected with "Mad Cow Disease" or bovine spongiform encephalopathy. (Westerly Sun, RI)
" America's NFL is comparable to the NRL for the ferocity of collisions. In league, it's been found that two props hitting each other at full steam packs a G-Force of 10. Human crash-test dummies are rarely allowed beyond 10g for their own safety. The general practice is for NRL club doctors to perform a series of cognitive tests on players during the pre-season and if the results are the same after a concussion, they're free to play. The NFL last year held a concussion summit after the deaths... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Lyme encephalopathy, infection of the membrane lining the brain, is usually mild to moderate in severity, but it can affect a number of cognitive functions, including memory, verbal fluency and psychomotor performance, Dr. B. A. Fallon and associates note in the medical journal Neurology. Most patients show marked improvements in cognitive function following a 4-week course of intravenous antibiotic treatment with ceftriaxone, but some patients experience little or no improvements. (MEDLINEplus)
To the Editor: Type 2 citrullinemia is an adult-onset, autosomal recessive disorder characterized by episodes of hyperammonemic encephalopathy ... Unfortunately, despite aggressive treatment, the patient died from hyperammonemic encephalopathy. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Since 1988, HRSA's vaccine injury program has provided compensation in about 2,100 cases, including some that have involved vaccines and encephalopathy (injury to the brain). While Kirby's column suggested otherwise, to date, this program has never determined in any case that autism was caused by a vaccine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Personally, I would rather see a child have the flu or measles rather than have encephalopathy (autism) ... including some that have involved vaccines and encephalopathy (injury to the brain) ... Many of these children with autism (especially the ones who regressed after vaccination) showed signs of encephalopathy. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
There is no charge for species of animals or diseases that are part of an ongoing state-supported surveillance program for diseases such as avian influenza, scrapieand bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease. Scrapie is an infectious disease that most commonly strikes sheep and goats, causing a fatal degeneration of the central nervous system. (FOX61, CT)
Mumps-related deafness, pertussis-related anoxia, polio-related paralysis, measles-related encephalopathy, Hib and pneumococcal meningitis, all are waiting to strike children when immunization rates to go down low enough ... Mumps-related deafness, pertussis-related anoxia, polio-related paralysis, measles-related encephalopathy, Hib and pneumococcal meningitis, all are waiting to strike children when immunization rates to go down low enough. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
But Stupak noted that the incubation period for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) can be a dozen years or more. Richard Raymond, Agriculture Department undersecretary for food safety, acknowledged there is that remote possibility that cases of mad cow could emerge years from now as a result of the Westland/Hallmark practices. (Agri-View, WI)
Cattle that cannot walk are banned from being used as human food because they are at higher risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease. Case Updates. (Pet-Abuse.com)
(Cows so sick they can't walk can't legally be processed into food because they may have mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a form of which can be passed on to humans. . (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Since taking office in January, Schafer, the former governor of North Dakota, has been thrust into the middle of negotiations for the new farm bill, has had to address a massive meat recall in response to poor handling at a plant in California, and has been asked to respond to the latest announcement of another case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Canada, to name a few. Recently, Minnesota Farm Guide was able to visit with Schafer via telephone while he participated in the National... (Agri-View, WI)
Downer cows are considered to have a higher probability of carrying the prions that cause brain-wasting bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. A form of the incurable disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, or vCJD, is thought to be passed to humans who eat infected meat. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
A United States appeals court ruled on Thursday in favor of the government, which had argued that Canadian cows under 30 months of age did not pose a risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Bloomberg News. (Slate)
Here's what the Centers for Disease Control has to say: "Rabies virus infects the central nervous system, causing encephalopathy and ultimately death. Early symptoms of rabies in humans are nonspecific, consisting of fever, headache and general malaise.". Is that really the flu you have. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
The rules are designed to ensure that cattle infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease, do not enter the food supply. The beef was sent to nearly 10,000 warehouses, distributors and stores, said the USDA's Kenneth Petersen. (USA Today)
The inability of a cow to stand is considered a symptom of mad cow, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), though cattle may go down for a number of reasons, including ailing or broken limbs, exhaustion and lack of water. BSE deteriorates a cow's nervous system and brain, and can similarly afflict humans who eat meat infected with BSE.. (FOX59, IN)
At the request of Japanese agricultural officials, U.S. Embassy officials looked into the case but could not confirm that the round beef had been obtained from cattle aged 20 months or younger a Japanese requirement for imported U.S. beef aimed at minimizing the risk of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Officials could only confirm that the meat was from cows aged 30 months or less, which violates the Japanese regulation, the ministry said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Sometimes, government inspectors responsible for examining slaughterhouse cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and other ills are so short-staffed that they find themselves peering down from catwalks at hundreds of animals at once, looking for such telltale signs as droopy ears, stumbling gait and facial paralysis. The ranks of inspectors are so thin that slaughterhouse workers often figure out when surprise visits are about to take place, and make sure they are on their best... (Agri-View, WI)
The prohibition of non-ambulatory cattle (or those unable to walk) from the food supply is an additional safeguard against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), according to the release. "Because the cattle did not receive complete and proper inspection," Shafer said, "FSIS has determined them to be unfit for human food and the company is conducting a recall." Shafer added, "It is extremely unlikely that these animals were at risk for BSE because of ... multiple safeguards; however, this... (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
The Agriculture Department tentatively banned cows that cannot walk, called downers, from the human food supply in 2004 after the first discovery in the United States of a cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Downer cows have an elevated risk of certain diseases, including mad cow. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
The government is concerned about mad-cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) because it is similar to a very rare and incurable degenerative brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob in humans, although it has not been proven that the disorder passes to humans from infected beef, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other authorities. To date, there have been no reports of health problems from the suspect meat and health threats appear to be minimal. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
The national monitoring program targets cattle most at risk for the disease, which is also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The agency says it expects to detect a small number of cases over the next 10 years as Canada moves toward its goal of eliminating the disease from its herds. (Havre Daily News, MT)
The cow was detected in Alberta under a national monitoring program that targets cattle most at risk for the disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The agency says it expects to detect a small number of cases over the next 10 years, as Canada moves toward its goal of eliminating the disease from its herds. (CNN -- International)
The Ottawa-based agency says bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, was discovered in a six-year-old dairy cow from Alberta. It says no part of the carcass entered the human food or animal feed chains. (Globe and Mail)
Mad cow disease is known to scientists as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE. It is caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. For most of the past decade, officials have focused their prevention efforts on banning the use of feed contaminated with infected cattle parts, believed to be the primary conduit of the disease. (Yahoo News -- Mad Cow Disease)
However, since the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in 1995, the search for other gelatin alternatives has intensified. Besides, the orthodox Jews, Muslims, and a growing vegetarian population have also propelled food manufacturers to seek other gelatin alternatives. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
The meat was recalled because it is illegal in the US to kill "downer cattle" - cattle that can't stand up - for food as they might have bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. As Paul McCartney once said: "If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian." He then ruined it by doing that really annoying whistling and raised-eyebrow thing. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Not long ago it was common for such animals to be butchered, but that changed in 2003, after the Department of Agriculture discovered a cow in Washington that was infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy more commonly known as mad cow disease. A notable symptom of the disease is an infected animal s inability to stand. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
"It is extremely unlikely that these animals were at risk for BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease) because of the multiple safeguards." Schafer said. At NUSD, food services director Alan Coker didn't take any chances. (Nogales International, AZ)
Since 2004, the government has required cattle be able to walk to slaughter after an inspection by a USDA veterinarian -- largely as a precaution against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or. If the animal goes down after a veterinarian's pre-death inspection, which consists of observing the animals "at rest and in motion," veterinarians must reinspect the animal before it can enter the food supply, according to a USDA spokesman. (CNN -- US)
Drug makers in the U.S. and Europe stopped using cows -- a once-common heparin source -- after the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or "mad cow" disease, amid concerns that the illness could be passed on. In China, not all heparin makers answer to drug regulators. (Yahoo News -- Consumer News)
Since 2004, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has required that cattle be able to walk to slaughter after an inspection by a USDA veterinarian -- largely as a precaution against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease ... In making her case, she submitted several public comments that said that in the two cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy reported by the USDA, neither was set aside as a BSE suspect. (CNN -- US)
Federal regulations call for keeping downed cattle out of the food supply because they may pose a higher risk of contamination from E. coli, salmonella or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) because they typically wallow in feces and their immune systems are often weak. About 150 school districts around the nation have stopped using ground beef from Hallmark Meat Packing Co., which is associated with Westland. (Agri-View, WI)
Cows that cannot walk at the time they are slaughtered are not supposed to be used for food because they are considered more likely to have food-born illnesses such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and E. coli. On Sunday, the USDA announced it was recalling the meat from Westland/ Hallmark, based in Chino, Calif. (Lebanon Express, OR)
For the record, Bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease has a minimum incubation period of 10-12 years before symptoms will begin to appear. So if any of the vegetarians who've posted here have eaten any beef or beef by products within the past 12 years, you are still at risk, albeit tiny. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Federal regulations are aimed at preventing the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, popularly known as mad cow disease, and other diseases. Raymond said the average age of the cattle involved is 5 to 7 years, meaning most of them were probably born long after a 1997 ban on a type of cattle feed suspected to cause the disease. (CNN -- US)
The recall was ordered because the plant violated rules barring the slaughter of "downer" cattle in almost all cases as a precaution against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad-cow disease. Downer refers to cattle unable to walk. (Xinhuanet, China)
One worry when an animal collapses is that it may have bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the infection known as "mad cow disease.". Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Following the discovery of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, in the U.S. in 2003, the USDA forbid the slaughter of downer cattle in an effort to reduce the chance of BSE entering the human food chain. Those rules were relaxed slightly last year to allow USDA veterinarians to determine on a case-by-case basis whether a downer cow couldn't stand because of an injury, such as a broken leg, or because it was ill or diseased. (FOX59, IN)
Cows that cannot walk cannot be used for food because they pose an added risk of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, a fatal disease that eats away at the brain. There have been three confirmed cases of infected cattle in the United States since 2003. (International Herald Tribune)
The acts are apparent violations of a 2003 prohibition on downer cattle from entering the food supply as a precaution against bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad-cow disease. Non-ambulatory cattle are not allowed into the food supply, Richard Raymond, USDA under-secretary for food safety, said in a teleconference call. (Calhoun Times, GA)
11, 2002) Although a great deal of uncertainty exists about whether bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, can be transmitted from cattle to sheep, researchers have developed a. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Cattle that cannot walk are banned from being used as human food because they are at higher risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease. Although the USDA's inspector general is investigating, lawmakers said a separate federal investigation was needed to examine the government's ability to protect students from dangerous foods. (Los Angeles Times)
Downer cows are considered more likely to have food-born illnesses such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) and E coli. Most of the beef is in freezers at the district office. (Lebanon Express, OR)
To check for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, scientists check a specific area of a cow's brain most likely to accumulate the prions. Fulton County schools have 840 cases of beef crumbles made from Hallmark/Westland meat in a warehouse, said Fulton communications director Kirk Wilks. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Cattle that are unable to walk are banned from use as human food because they show a higher occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad cow disease. Undercover activists with the Humane Society of the United States insist that downer cattle have entered the commercial food chain and that they have "very clear documentation" on video of at least four downer cows being slaughtered for human food. (Yahoo News -- Consumer News)
The industry term for these types of animals is downer cows, and they re excluded from the food supply because they re considered at higher risk for transmitting mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy). Undercover video taken by the last fall, at the Hallmark Meat Packing Co. in Chino, Calif. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
24, 2007) Hypertensive encephalopathy is an often-fatal disease of the brain that results from extremely high blood pressure. This disorder can lead to a breakdown of the blood-brain barrier, resulting in. (Science Daily)
Because the nation's first known "mad cow" in 2003 was a downer identified on a ranch in Eastern Washington, he said it's natural for the public to wonder if downers pose a greater threat of passing on that infection (technically, BSE, bovine spongiform encephalopathy). But in fact, Baszler said, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's nationwide testing of cattle since that incident has found no evidence that downers are more likely to harbor this rare infection than any other cow. (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
Medical studies have found that downer cows have a higher risk of harboring spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. In addition, doctors said there could be higher rates of E. coli and salmonella. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
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