In response to the discovery of the country’s first case of mad cow disease, the US Government has expanded its recall of some beef to include eight states: Oregon, California, Nevada, Washington, Alaska, Hawaii, Montana, Idaho and the territory of Guam. It is unclear how much meat was shipped to each of the states. The government claims American beef is still safe to eat. But 26 countries have banned American beef imports. This includes three of the nation’s top beef importers, Japan, Mexico and South Korea. The US Department of Agriculture is also now saying the first US cow infected with mad cow disease was likely imported from Canada two years ago though Canada denies the charge. In Congress, Democrat Gary Ackerman of New York said he will try for the third time to have the Republican-led Congress approve a bill that would prohibit the sale of sick or injured livestock. Ackerman said “I said on the floor of the House that you will rue the day that because of the greed of the industry to make a few extra pennies… the industry would sacrifice the safety of the American people.”