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USDA Warns Of New Mad Cow Case

HeadlineNov 19, 2004

The Department of Agriculture has announced that preliminary tests show another animal in the U.S. might have mad cow disease. The government has come under increasing criticism for its handling of the mad cow threat since the first case of mad cow disease almost a year ago. A scientist from the Consumers Union said “The FDA must immediately close loopholes in its rules on animal feed that could allow the disease to spread.”

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