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There was no “outbreak of mad-cow disease” in the US; never has been one.  Another inconvenient truth for you, leftie.

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There was also no outbreak of madcow disease in South Korea, either. Exactly who stirred up the fear of this disease from American beef in South Korea to begin with?

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Robert and Hotel- I really have no dog in this fight; I thought it was an interesting story. The link I attached and many other reports describe it as an outbreak. Also, have another link that describes it as an outbreak:
http://emergingissues.cas.psu.edu//ANIMAL/BSE/bsefact1.pdf
bsefact1.pdf (application/pdf Object)

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You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows

Bob Dylan

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BSE was found in the meat from a single cow at a meat packing plant in Washington State, one that had exported a large amount of meat to South Korea.

Here is one article that gives the source.

“The root of the problem goes back to December 2003 when the first case of mad cow disease in the United States was discovered in a Canadian-born cow. Two subsequent infections were found for a total of three to date.”

And the source of the hysteria,"A popular current affairs TV program with a reputation for muckraking went on the air about 10 days later, questioning the safety of U.S. beef and claiming Koreans are more susceptible to the disease that can result from eating mad cow-infected beef.”

And an article from 2003, detailing the initial hysteria.

“Within hours of the announcement, an official with Japan’s agriculture ministry told CNN that his country would ban imports of U.S. beef. South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore all followed suit Wednesday.

U.S. officials believe that meat from the animal left a processing plant, Veneman said, and an investigation is under way to determine if any has reached store shelves.”

That took 5 minutes with google.

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The root of the problem goes back to December 2003 when the first case of mad cow disease in the United States was discovered in a Canadian-born cow

That’s the way I remembet it, that the diseased cow came from Canada.  No way that should have caused a ban on American beef.  Thank you media.  One can’t began to estimate how many businesses/products have destroyed by sensational semi-false newscasting by the media.

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You don’t have to be a moron to be a liberal Democrat but it sure helps.

Amid high-profile scares, FDA safety testing has fallen by half since 2003

Mon., Feb. 26, 2007

RSS The Topps Meat Co.’s massive frozen hamburger beef recall has many shoppers worried about the safety of their meat, after it may have sickened 25 people in eight states.

Oct. 1, 2007

The Biggest Beef Recall Ever

Published: February 21, 2008

Undercover Video Prompts Nation’s Largest Beef Recall

Feb. 18, 2008

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP)—A Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states because of possible E. coli contamination, federal officials say.

May 18, 2008

That took 6 minutes to Google.

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Excuse me, you were saying?

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And BSE is related to E. Coli how?

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Korean markets

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Excuse me, you were saying?

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...it may have sickened 25 people in eight states.

...possible E. coli contamination

Not exactly scientific, eh?  Do you ever stray on-topic, rbb?

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"Give the lefties a pile of money, and they’ll spend it buying votes.” - Rush Limbaugh on the “bailout”.

Again, boob, what is the relation between BSE and E. Coli? Oh, and yes, food in South Korean, and many other Asian countries, markets is often laden with E. Coli, as is kimshi. I still eat kimshi, cause it is good

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And spare me the update about kimshi not being imported into the US. I have a local source, and she makes some mean kimshi. Just pulled a batch about a month ago, don’t have to share! And not allowed to eat it in anyone else’s presence. If you know what kimshi is you know what I mean!

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It actually turns out that one of the biggest things hindering food safety is the USDA.  When BSE broke out, at least one meatpacker started testing all carcasses to reassure its customers, and the USDA shut that down quicker than you could say “Jack Robinson.”

And thus we’ve got USDA approved meatpacking plants failing to wash manure off carcasses, processing animals that were too sick to walk, and so on.  I dare suggest that the way to get out of these diplomatic brouhahas is to simply let the meatpackers figure out what’s good for food safety and advertise it on the package. 

And the Koreans?  Well, besides the above, there is a rich tradition there of protesting anything to do with the U.S., including our own soldiers who protected Seoul almost literally under the shadow of North Korean artillery.  Gratitude and graciousness does not seem to be a strong point of this portion of the Korean population.

I dare suggest that the way to get out of these diplomatic brouhahas is to simply let the meatpackers figure out what’s good for food safety and advertise it on the package.

Even better, let the consumers decide.  Require full information on each package, and let the consumers be responsible for informing themselves and making a choice based on their own values, not those forced on us by an all-powerful govt.  Free market competition is the best antidote to any questionable practices.

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"Give the lefties a pile of money, and they’ll spend it buying votes.” - Rush Limbaugh on the “bailout”.