Consumers Union Calls On Usda to Go the Extra Mile to Protect Consumers, Cattle Industry
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WASHINGTON, June 21 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Consumers Union is formally asking Agriculture Secretary Michael Johanns to require the U.S. Department of Agriculture to test all cattle over 20 months of age at slaughter and adopt the most accurate and sensitive "Western blot" test as part of its testing protocol in suspected mad cow cases.
In a letter to Secretary Johanns issued on Monday, Consumers Union specifically asks that USDA:See the full content of this document
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Consumers Union Calls On Usda to Go the Extra Mile to Protect Consumers, Cattle Industry
-- require that all cattle over 20 months of age be tested at slaughter for mad cow disease;
-- utilize the most accurate and sensitive Western blot test along with the IHC test when confirming a suspect case; and-- make clear to the public that a positive result on either tes...See the full content of this document
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