Court: U.S. can bar mad-cow testing

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Robert J. Berger" <rberger () ibd com>
Date: August 30, 2008 3:22:59 AM EDT
To: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>, David Farber <dave () farber net 
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Subject: Court: U.S. can bar mad-cow testing

Court: U.S. can bar mad-cow testing

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-08-29-mad-cow_N.htm

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court says the government can  
prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease.
Because the Agriculture Department tests only a small percentage of  
cows for the deadly disease, Kansas meatpacker Creekstone Farms  
Premium Beef wants to test all of its cows. The government says it  
can't.

Larger meat companies worry that if Creekstone is allowed to perform  
the test and advertise its meat as safe, they could be forced to do  
the expensive test, too.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on  
Friday overturned a lower court ruling that would have cleared the way  
for the testing. The appeals court said restricting the test is within  
the scope of the government's authority.





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