This is my first thread here. Exciting.
With the recent outcry in South Korea over its lifting the ban on U.S. beef imports, I was wondering if others were worried about this possible epidemic.
USDA is blocking its meat industry from examining all cows for Mad Cow Disease. This means that American and South Korean consumers are at danger with possibly contaminated beef on the market.
For consumers who go to organic grocery stores, this may not be a huge issue. However, middle-class and lower-class families who cannot access organic meat on a regular basis due to budget are at risk here.
And the news got me thinking, "What about the beef provided at public institutions? School cafeterias?"
It is hard to imagine an epidemic at work. I just cannot think that the government would let a problem of this magnitude just slide. Nevertheless, it is possible that the government values the profit gained from the meat industry more than public health.
Since the symptoms of Mad Cow Disease tend to take more than a decade to show up, I am being cautious for now.
What do you guys think?
With the recent outcry in South Korea over its lifting the ban on U.S. beef imports, I was wondering if others were worried about this possible epidemic.
USDA is blocking its meat industry from examining all cows for Mad Cow Disease. This means that American and South Korean consumers are at danger with possibly contaminated beef on the market.
For consumers who go to organic grocery stores, this may not be a huge issue. However, middle-class and lower-class families who cannot access organic meat on a regular basis due to budget are at risk here.
And the news got me thinking, "What about the beef provided at public institutions? School cafeterias?"
It is hard to imagine an epidemic at work. I just cannot think that the government would let a problem of this magnitude just slide. Nevertheless, it is possible that the government values the profit gained from the meat industry more than public health.
Since the symptoms of Mad Cow Disease tend to take more than a decade to show up, I am being cautious for now.
What do you guys think?