04-13-2005, 12:53 PM | #1 (permalink) | |
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BSE coverup in the USA?
http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2005...da201.raw.html
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04-13-2005, 01:03 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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Yeah I was wondering about this over a year ago. It just struck me as far to implausible that there could be 2 or more cases of BSE in Canada and yet NONE in the USA. I don't mean to point fingers but it just seems kinda unlikely...
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04-13-2005, 01:08 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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Being American, I'm not too worried, give us all Mad Cow Disease, for 999/1000 people you wouldn't be able to tell the difference anyway. (Yes I know it's more serious than that.)
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04-13-2005, 01:42 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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If you've seen the fuss that was made over here in the UK about BSE a few years back, with all the movement restrictions, culling and various other ho ha going on, you'd understand why governments would cover this type of thing up.
BSE is very nasty, CJD is even worse. You don't want them in your country because it's annoying to clear up and everyone gets in a big strop when their cattle have to be killed, or can't go anywhere. Talk to the french, they're very good at covering up things like this, and making a fuss when it happens to someone else.
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Mad Cow can actually remain dorment for 10+ years. It is a very real possibility that there is a Mad Cow epidemic and we don't even know about it. Not to mention it shares similar characteristics to Alzheimer's disease, so it would be easy for a doctor to mis-diagnose someone.
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04-13-2005, 02:25 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Not good.
I hate to say this, but I will since I am in TF Politics... I agree. I think that there is a cover-up. Maybe move this thread to TF Paranoia.
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04-13-2005, 02:55 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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Not good, indeed.
It wouldn't surprise me in the least if there was a cover-up. Beef is big business in the U.S. and that big business, especially the beef industry, has done some pretty sketchy things over the years (read: Fast-Food Nation, if there is any doubt) The federal government (not just the current incarnation ) is certainly very protective of the almighty corporation. If there were an epidemic, it isn't all that hard to imagine what it would do to the U.S. economy. I imagine that's why there is a cover-up, if there is a cover-up.
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04-13-2005, 05:22 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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it's possible but the implications are frightening. In 20 years time, things could get very nasty for alot of people. I'm not going to panic yet, but I am going to get an eye out for more on this. (and stop eating beef for awhile)
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04-13-2005, 06:19 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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This infuriates me, if it is true. Absolutley infuriates me.
If they've closed their borders to our beef, and the UK's beef when they had their scare, then subsequently subvert safe testing practices to sweep their own cases under the rug... I... I just don't even know what to say. It just seems altogether a stereotypical world-view USA thing to do...
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04-14-2005, 09:33 AM | #11 (permalink) |
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Location: Calgary
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Honestly, A grew up in rural Alberta, and the farmers there have been talking about this for years, long before Mad Cow was found in Canada, it was a pretty strong rumour even 5-6 years ago.
Should their be mandatory testing for all animals? At the moment, probably, although they also need to stop feeding animal protein to animals.
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04-14-2005, 11:44 AM | #12 (permalink) | |
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04-14-2005, 11:55 AM | #13 (permalink) |
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I wonder if anything will actually come of this... or it will just go away.
I'd like it to be explored thoroughly simply for the sheer impact the USA ban on Canadian beef has had on the Canadian cattle industry... Hypocricy at its best if this is in fact true.
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04-21-2005, 08:36 PM | #16 (permalink) |
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I'm not sure I believe that there's a cover-up ... but when the government comes out against tougher regulations (being pro-business GOPers) -- to extent that they forbid meat being tested privately to ensure its safety -- I get very nervous.
One of these days, all hell is going to break loose on this. Or maybe it already has, and we just don't realize it yet, due to what samcol was talking about. If the beef industry thinks mad cow testing is too expensive, wait until they see the jury awards from the product liability lawsuits. (Of course, the GOP is working on that angle too.)
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04-21-2005, 11:34 PM | #17 (permalink) | |
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04-22-2005, 05:05 AM | #18 (permalink) |
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This wouldn't surprise me in the least...
and if it ever gets out that it is happening you can bet all hell will break loose.
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04-22-2005, 06:45 AM | #19 (permalink) | |
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currently, the law allows rendered products and by-product, even contaminated cow, to be used in supplements not for human consumption. So scraps can be and are legitimately sold for poultry and pork feed. Those products can become contaminated, but worse, they can also legally be rendered and sold back for cattle feed. So, while one can't feed cattle product to cattle product, one can route it through a pig and effectively bypass the reasoning behind that law. It's my wife's and my firm belief that our meat products are and have been contaminated for quite some time. Our view is shared by the scientist who discovered BSE. He also has been arguing for a long time that Alzheimers patients are suffering from symptoms and their brain slides are remarkably similar to cvJD patients. On the plus side, it's not a one-shotter disease. It depends on the intake, so while many if not all of us are likely contaminated, we can reduce intake and the disease will take longer to set in. I guess that's a plus. Eat organic and/or kosher meats if you must. I think those two are the safest and they constitute the bulk of our limited meat dietary intake. We rarely eat out anymore, but sometimes I still have a burger, to be honest. Nothing like I used to eat, though, and certainly not the amount mainstream america is eating.
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04-22-2005, 08:33 AM | #20 (permalink) | |
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yuck. I'm buying a grinder attachment for my kitchenaid, and going to make my own hamburger and sausage from now on. i am also only going to buy Triple A or Prime cuts as well, and no more processed luncheon meats (unless its chicken or ham - oh I hope there's no problem with those). |
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04-29-2005, 04:12 PM | #21 (permalink) |
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Did anyone notice that Bush's reopening of Canadian beef exports to the US occurred at the same time that Canada made it more restrictive to send pharmaceuticals to the US?
Both governments claim that it is merely a coincidence. Ayup. Sure it was. |
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