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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 12658"><p>> From the USDA site...... "The</p><p>> inspection and grading of meat and</p><p>> poultry are two separate programs</p><p>> within the U.S. Department of</p><p>> Agriculture (USDA). Inspection for</p><p>> wholesomeness is MANDATORY and is</p><p>> paid for out of tax dollars.</p><p>> Grading for quality is voluntary,</p><p>> and the service is requested and</p><p>> paid for by meat and poultry</p><p>> producers/processors."</p><p></p><p>> my point is that the spin on this</p><p>> is horrendous</p><p></p><p>Does that mean you agree saying every animal in the US is inspected right when you are talking about BSE is a spin? About 20,000 animals were tested for BSE last year in the US, and the USDA is not very forthcomming with those records.</p><p></p><p>> To effectively shut down an entire</p><p>> industy in any country for ONE cow</p><p>> with this disease is an HUGE</p><p>> overreaction.</p><p></p><p>I'll take that as saying what the US did to Canada was/is wrong. Our industry has been brought to the brink by the continued delay of not opening the border based on science. Now with this case, will the science change? I bet the politics will. Too bad this will affect our prices as much or more than it will American prices.</p><p></p><p>Jason</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 12658"] > From the USDA site...... "The > inspection and grading of meat and > poultry are two separate programs > within the U.S. Department of > Agriculture (USDA). Inspection for > wholesomeness is MANDATORY and is > paid for out of tax dollars. > Grading for quality is voluntary, > and the service is requested and > paid for by meat and poultry > producers/processors." > my point is that the spin on this > is horrendous Does that mean you agree saying every animal in the US is inspected right when you are talking about BSE is a spin? About 20,000 animals were tested for BSE last year in the US, and the USDA is not very forthcomming with those records. > To effectively shut down an entire > industy in any country for ONE cow > with this disease is an HUGE > overreaction. I'll take that as saying what the US did to Canada was/is wrong. Our industry has been brought to the brink by the continued delay of not opening the border based on science. Now with this case, will the science change? I bet the politics will. Too bad this will affect our prices as much or more than it will American prices. Jason [/QUOTE]
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