U.S. herd ‘negligible risk’ for mad cow disease

Regulatory

Thursday, February 21, 2013

The Scientific Commission for the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recommended Wednesday that the United States' risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or “mad cow” disease, be upgraded to “negligible risk.” "This is a significant achievement for the United States, American beef producers and businesses, and federal and state partners who work in coordination to maintain a system of three interlocking safeguards against BSE that protect our publi...

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