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OT ~ Mad Moo Cow in SE WA
That is true information Jan... That is why the plants that processed the
cow that tested positive recalled lots of ground meat. The other potential problem is that grinding equipment is not cleaned and disinfected properly in many cases. This is why we have seen mass recalls in recent years with e-coli bacteria. Now I will say from the perspective of a former beef producer this is something to worry about. BSE is rarely a case of a single cow infected... \ The US Ag dept. has been warned for years that not nearly enough testing was/is being done to detect it. A total of 20,000 head were tested this year, up over 50% from last year. This is still not enough animals tested, as the EU has atested to repeatedly. Recent studies have also pointed towards BSE being a naturally occuring gentic mutation resulting in the prion which should be even more concerning to the general public... Janet A former beef producer in Niagara Falls, ON "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... We've been getting some interesting info in our local paper regarding new machinery called Advance Meat Recovery Systems. This scrapes meat off very close to the bone and supposedly can pick up some brain or spinal column tissue where the prions of (BSE) Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy hangs out. True, it's not in the muscle meat, but hamburger is definitely suspect w/hot dogs being more so. Heat doesn't kill it.... at least not the heat temps we cook at. They say the risk is low, but who wants to be that or 1 person? I'm not scared enough to toss the meat I have in the freezer purchased prior to Daisy going thru the system, but I'm not eating it, or any beef, till I get more answers. ~ jan On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 23:54:19 -0600, "Tom La Bron" wrote: Of course, you must know that the majority of this scare is media driven. Mad Cow Disease (MCD) is transmitted trough nerve tissue and unless you are eating raw meat you won't get MCD. Plus there are no known cases of anyone, I repeat, anyone getting MCD from Muscle tissue, like hamburger, steaks, etc. Now if you are into eating Cow Brains in your scramble eggs then you may be at risk. Tom L.L. "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message .. . Yup, and jj was in the now infamous Moses Lake, her home town, for Christmas. The internet is so nice though, I was able to go right to a website with the phone #s of the meat company. They where very nice and I found out that Death Daisy isn't in any of the hamburger-in-a-tube that I purchased. Though I do worry that Daisy might have gone thru the grinder just before my burger did, so one pack that is dated well after her demise is gonna get tossed. As always though, it appears our industry needs to do more to clean up its act, according to news articles coming out. Everyone might want to consider buying their beef and freezing it for a month before consuming since it took 10 days for them to notify consumers after slaughter. We yet to be given information on how long it takes from slaughter to the dinner table. Perhaps someone here knows? ~ jan On 25 Dec 2003 20:17:57 GMT, EROSPAM (Ka30P) wrote: Well, drat! Here SE WA is in the news and not a happy story. The Mad Moo Cow came from a farm not too far from where jj and k30a live. And it looks like both jj and k30a had ground beef from the plant that processed the poor cow. All ground meat is off the shelves at our stores, part of the recall. Not that we're all that worried from what we've been reading but sheesh! What a way to waltz into Christmas! And here I was teasing my CA brother about his free range turkey at Thanksgiving! ;-) ka30p http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Defrosted~ Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Defrosted~ Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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