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    GOOD JOB CBC.

    Just watched the CBC News about the Mad Cows in the New York slaughter house. My hat goes off too the CBC for the great job of reporting.

    So now what happens???

    #2
    Do the other networks even have investigation reporting? Did anyone even see a mention on any other networks? This is just another USA cover up. I quess Money does rule. Hats off once again to CBC!

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      #3
      As it happens, there is no way that BSE can be proven as the brain samples have conveniently disappeared. The only thing USDA APHIS can be accused of is sloppy, deliberate or otherwise, testing.
      Couple this with the Texas cow, as well as Frielander, another vet who suspects cases have been not reported, (another thread) and at the very least, it should shake the confidence of those that claim BSE does not occur in US.

      It might do us some good in our case with Cebull, ... although maybe not considering his inability to see beyond R-Calf's arguments.

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        #4
        That's true. It does take a bit of wind out of his sails regarding our "substandard" regulations and enforcement.

        When the dust settles, MCOOL could be very good for Canadian cattlemen.

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          #5
          usda is following the strategy that it's a lot better to look totally brain dead retarded than to get caught being crooked. the only problem is that if you never learn from your mistakes people assume you don't want to learn and you're just crooked anyway. i thought cbc's report was a little weak just in the way it was presented. it comes off better on its website than it did on the screen. the americans like to deal with these allegations one at a time as if they are isolated incidents but they keep mounting up and pretty soon a picture starts to form and it ain't pretty. i agree with kato that mcool could be very good for canada.

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            #6
            A comment about MCOOL… MCOOL is not about letting the American consumer decide if they prefer to buy American beef or Canadian beef. MCOOL is about blocking access to Canadian beef from the retail meat counters of U.S. supermarkets. Our Canadian beef simply will not be for sale in the majority of U.S. stores because of the restrictions placed upon the retailer involving record keeping and segregation of product by country of origin. It is expected that most retailers will only sell U.S. product in order to simplify and streamline the regulatory requirements which involve keeping 2 years records for a beef/pork product that was only in their cooler for a day. It matters little if our product is tastier or healthier if the consumer cannot purchase it. Under MCOOL Canadian beef would most likely only be found in restaurants and fast food/food service or packaged in prepared products.

            See: http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs/fiw/031204.html
            Also: http://www.banffpork.ca/proc/2004pdf/p001-Anderson.pdf

            On the CBC story...I found it most interesting what this story got wide coverage in Canada, and internationally too but not a single U.S. media source was carrying it. Freedom of the press, not in the U.S.of A.

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              #7
              It would be 'unpatriotic' to run this story in the States.

              What I find interesting is that we are hearing testimony from retired USDA veterinarians who felt they needed to leave the country to be able to speak their minds. What does this tell us about the 'corporate culture' within the USDA?

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                #8
                willowcreek /OT So where Is R-Calf on this issue..They are always want get to the bottom of things.why are they not coming forward and proving this wrong or true if they are so concerned for consumer health?

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                  #9
                  I checked the CCA BSE info site for the "industry" take on this story. The story about the U.S. BSE coverup was national news from coast to coast across Canada, although according to the CCA "There have been no major developments since yesterday."

                  Brad Wildeman, Chair of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) BSE Contingency Plan was quoted as saying he's heard these allegations before, but he's not buying them.

                  "Without seeing some concrete evidence of that...memos or directives, you know, I think we have to take them with a grain of salt," he said.

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                    #10
                    Yep, Brad, tow the company line until you're retired, just like the 3 retired USDA vets! Anybody else wonder why it takes a retired person to come out with these allegations?

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                      #11
                      As for the American vets, fear of reprisal. That's sad.

                      As for the American media, they just seem to report on things they are 'supposed' to report on. At least that seems to me to be the way it works. Remember what happened to journalists, or even entertainers (aka Dixie Chicks) who said anything opposing the war in Iraq? They were villified and ostracized. (big words eh? LOL) It seems independent opinion is alive and well in America as long as it agrees with the "correct" opinion.

                      As for the CCA, I wouldn't get too wound up about their response .. yet. Could be they are taking the approach of consumer confidence protection. Their job is to make sure people still want to eat beef, and dropping to the fear mongering level could cost them some credibility. I bet they are just going to stand back, keep some distance, and let the thing play out.

                      If there have been screwups and coverups down there, we want some distance from it.

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                        #12
                        When BSE was discovered in Canada my greatest fear was news reports of staggering cows and fear mongering by some reporter in order to make the National news.
                        Now we have beef producers hoping to see more follow-up stories in order to inform the public of what? That BSE is a more serious problem than they think?
                        I don’t agree with any cover-up, but isn’t fear mongering R-CALF territory. Or are we just looking for some mud to sling back? Kind of like drinking tequila, it feels great wile you are doing it, but later on you always suffer.

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