AR-News: (US) Durbin questions USDA on mad cow chronology

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[from Lincoln Courier]

WASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Thursday questioned why it took
the U.S. Department of Agriculture nearly two weeks to test and diagnose
mad cow disease in an animal from Washington state, the first case of an
infected cow in the country.

"I am extremely concerned with the chronology of events that led to the
diagnosis" of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, more commonly known as mad
cow disease, Durbin wrote Thursday in a letter to Agriculture Secretary
Anne Veneman.

"The United States food supply is the safest in the world," Durbin said.
"However, the delay in this case raises some serious questions about the
BSE testing process. I have asked Secretary Veneman to help get to the
bottom of this so that Americans will know the system is working and that
the food supply remains safe."

full story:
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/04/01/09/h.asp

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