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10. Our food supply is quite safe

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 11:09 AM

Apr 2012

this case of BSE was a spontaneous mutation that was caught and isolated. The USDA did its job.

Shall we outlaw mutations?

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Why You Should Be Worried About the California Mad Cow Case [View all] marmar Apr 2012 OP

Nothing to see here, move along. K&R n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #1

fear mongering rdking647 Apr 2012 #2

I personally knew 1... ProdigalJunkMail Apr 2012 #5

My aunt's mother-in-law died from mad cow XemaSab Apr 2012 #7

CJD is being misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's Liquorice Apr 2012 #25

Our food supply is quite safe 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #10

some people like to spread fear to advance their own agenda rdking647 Apr 2012 #11

Pretty much 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #13

........ marmar Apr 2012 #12

I guess that's why people are dying from mad-cow all the time here 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #14

Do you KNOW how many die from "Mad Cow", bvar22 Apr 2012 #15

Ah yes, it's all a conspiracy run by the vast assisted living-steakhouse complex 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #16

No. bvar22 Apr 2012 #18

Almost every post that begins with... bvar22 Apr 2012 #20

Point by point 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #24

Lame. bvar22 May 2012 #26

This is pretty classic conspiracy stuff 4th law of robotics May 2012 #30

+1 WeekendWarrior Apr 2012 #22

Oh goodie! may day 2012 May 2012 #28

Welcome back Ruby the Liberal May 2012 #29

May Day 2012. The day I almost met L.G.! NYC_SKP May 2012 #31

I quit eating meat in January... Kalidurga Apr 2012 #3

I quit eating meat 15 years ago. RebelOne Apr 2012 #17

In a related story... lapislzi Apr 2012 #4

du rec. nt xchrom Apr 2012 #6

Not to 'fan the flames'.... CanSocDem Apr 2012 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author flvegan Apr 2012 #21

The mad cow was from Hanford California panader0 Apr 2012 #23

How about not eating the dead flesh of tortured, slaughtered animals? may day 2012 May 2012 #27