Personal Injury Law

Cape Cod, Massachusetts May Have Case of Mad Cow

Posted on July 21, 2008
Boston television stations tonight are reporting that a Cape Cod hospital is testing a patient for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human form of Mad Cow disease. Dr. Alfred DeMaria, the Massachusetts director of communicable disease control, said the tests are being done to see if the patient has Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and whether it's the variant attributed to mad cow...

CJD-Like Form Of Fatal Dementia Discovered By Prion Center

Posted on July 10, 2008
We have to admit we do not see much of the New Scientist. Since this article is sourced back to The National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (NPDPSC), we are going with it.   We'll report, but let you decide! A NEW form of fatal dementia has been discovered in 16 Americans, ten of whom have already died of the condition...

BSE Regulations Brings Recalls Of Fresh Cow Heads

Posted on July 07, 2008
In what may be a sign of the level of policing the U.S. Department of Agriclture will do to keep American beef's nose clean in South Korea, there are two small recalls of "fresh cattle heads" underway. The concern, said to be a low health risk, is the cattle heads may contain "specified risk materials" (SRM) meaning tissue known to contain the infective agent in cattle infected with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or Mad Cow Disease...

More Protests And Changes in Government As Mad Cow Circus Still In Seoul

Posted on July 07, 2008
The English web site of The Chosun says its time for the protests against importing American beef to end... People in around a hundred countries eat U.S. beef every day, including Americans and Europeans. Most people around the world consume U.S. beef from cattle aged 30 months or older, but nowhere do you see mad cow hysteria or protests...

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A 13th "Mad Cow" Found In Canada's British Columbia

Posted on June 24, 2008
The Land, a publication of Farmonline, is reporting on Canada's 13th "Mad Cow" discovery. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Monday afternoon that it has confirmed the country's 13th case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow in the western province of British Columbia...

President Lee Wants To Limit U.S. Beef Imports To Younger Cows

Posted on June 19, 2008
The four-month old government of President Lee Myung-bak in South Korea now wants to limit U.S. beef imports to product from animals younger than 30 months.   President Lee's latest apology-led strategy to shore up his government against the Mad Cow protest movement that has put up to 100,000 people in the streets against U...

South Korea's Mad Cow Protest Has Ignited Larger Political Effort

Posted on June 10, 2008
The “mad cow” protests mask a strong mistrust of Mr Lee and his plans to revive the economy. For the past six weeks he has faced widespread protests over plans to restart imports of American beef, suspended five years ago amid concerns over BSE...

Mad Cow Politics Again Closes Door On U.S. Beef In South Korea

Posted on June 04, 2008
As our loyal readers know, we have followed the controversy surrounding the re-entry of U.S. beef to South Korea. Forces have combined to whip Korean public opinion into a frenzy over the alleged Mad Cow disease threat poised by U.S. beef. Now the South Korean government has imposed a another delay—the third since the agreement reached in April---and asked the U...

Mad Cow Fears Continue In South Korea, But U.S. Beef Is Back

Posted on May 29, 2008
United States beef is moving in South Korea today for the first time since 2003 when  a single cow from Canada showed up in Washington State with Mad Cow disease.   The U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement cleared the way for U.S. beef to the nation that was its third largest export market...

What"s Behind Schafer's Ban On "Downer" Cows?

Posted on May 21, 2008
Something happened this year between Feb. 29 and May 20 to change Ed Schafer's mind about "downer" cows.  In a span of just 13 weeks, the Secretary of Agriculture went from holding the United States Department of Agriculture line about veterinarians-on-duty being able to clear some "downer" cows for a trip to the "knock box" to a total ban...

What Is Behind Schafer's Ban On "Downer" Cows?

Posted on May 21, 2008
Something happened this year between Feb. 29 and May 20 to change Ed Schafer's mind about "downer" cows.  In a span of just 13 weeks, the Secretary of Agriculture went from holding the United States Department of Agriculture line about veterinarians-on-duty being able to clear some "downer" cows for a trip to the "knock box" to a total ban...

No More "Downer" Cows To Slaughter, Says Ag Secretary

Posted on May 20, 2008
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer just issued a long statement that includes this: "...today I am announcing that USDA will begin working on a proposed rule to prohibit the slaughter of all disabled non-ambulatory cattle, also know as "downer cattle...

South Korea Is Delaying Re-Entry of U.S. Beef Due To Mad Cow Protests

Posted on May 16, 2008
South Korea’s Agriculture Ministry is delaying the resumption of beef imports from the United States to consider the many protest petitions it has received from its “Mad Cow-phobic” population. The delay isn’t going over very well in Washington, D...

Creekstone Fights For Right To Test For BSE

Posted on May 10, 2008
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef is finding out how difficult life can be when your opponent in court is the U.S. government. One thing is certain, the government is not worried about running up legal bills.Here's what we are talking about. Your government wants to stop Creekstone from using its own money to test each and every one of its Black Angus beef cattle for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease...

Opening of South Korean Market To U.S. Beef Sparks Protests

Posted on May 09, 2008
The return of U.S. beef to the South Korean market is encountering severe turbulence.   Thousands of South Koreans have "hit the bricks" to protest the decision by its government to let U.S. beef back in the country for the first time since 2003...

New Policies Might Prevent Mad Cow In USA

Posted on April 28, 2008
The wall to keep Mad Cow Disease out of America was erected somewhat higher last week.  This week, the debate is whether that action resulted from a true concern by the soon-to-be outgoing Bush Administration about health or was it the required cave-in to get South Korea to once again import American beef...

Common Misspellings of Mad Cow - Madcow, mad cows, madcows, mad cowz, mad con

Posted on April 18, 2008

Food Industry Lobbyists Blocking Public's Right To Know

Posted on April 15, 2008
Food industry lobbyists are crawling about the Executive Office of Management & Budget to stop approval of new regulations that would give consumers the right to know which retail outlets were supplied tainted meat that’s subject to recall...

vCJD Possible Cause of Woman's Death In Virginia

Posted on April 12, 2008
The  Virginian-Pilot has reported on the death of a 22 year old woman that may be related to a variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, known as vCJD, a rare degenerative brain disorder that has been linked to consumption of contaminated beef.The V-P reports:A 22-year-old woman who may have had a rare degenerative brain disorder that has been linked to eating beef from cattle infected with mad cow disease has died...

Kansas Packing Company Calls Back Cow Heads

Posted on April 07, 2008
We could really gross you out with this one.   Elkhorn Valley Packing in Harper, KS is  voluntarily recalling 406,000 pounds of frozen cattle heads because the tonsils were not completely removed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service requires that tonsils from cattle of all ages be removed as a specified risk material that may possibly be an infectious agent for mad cow disease...

Watchdog In Kansas City Is Wrong About Prion Diseases

Posted on April 05, 2008
We always get a little discomfort whenever someone in the media gives themselves the title of "Watchdog."Maybe its because we always think of the late Marvin Zindler, the Texas TV consumer reporter who during one ratings period decided to force the shutdown of a rural brothel...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Killed Kansas Man Who Died In January

Posted on April 01, 2008
A suspected victim of  Mad Cow Disease has been identified and his death by Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease confirmed.Milton Eugene Rebarchek of Monument, Kansas died in January and now the National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center confirms he died of C-J, which is related to Mad Cow Disease, and  turns the brain tissue spongy...

USDA Records Show Use Of "Downer Cows" NOT Rare

Posted on March 24, 2008
The largest beef recall in United States history occurred largely because of video evidence that at least a couple "downer cows" made it into the food supply.Now comes word from the Animal Welfare Institute, a 57-year old non-profit that wants to abolish so-called "factory" farming and achieve humane slaughter practices, that it has records from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) of 501 humane-handling or slaughter violations involving "downer cows...

Mendell Swears To Tell the Truth

Posted on March 13, 2008
From reading the newspapers today, you would think that Steve Mendell, who owns Westland and managed Hallmark, who were partners in the Chino slaughterhouse, was given a rough time on Capitol Hill yesterday.Mendell gave the impression that he is not a very curious man...

Mendell Swears To Tell the Truth

Posted on March 13, 2008
From reading the newspapers today, you would think that Steve Mendell, who owns Westland and managed Hallmark, who were partners in the Chino slaughterhouse, was given a rough time on Capitol Hill yesterday.Mendell gave the impression that he is not a very curious man...

Mad Cow Disease Sure Gets Their Attention

Posted on March 10, 2008
Mad cow disease is an awful way to die. Contracting it is a little like coming down with Alzheimer’s, with the body and brain both deteriorating — except that it affects people of any age, not just the elderly. It is terrifying even to think about...

Mad Cow Disease Sure Gets Their Attention

Posted on March 10, 2008
Mad cow disease is an awful way to die. Contracting it is a little like coming down with Alzheimer’s, with the body and brain both deteriorating — except that it affects people of any age, not just the elderly. It is terrifying even to think about...

All About Banning "Downer" Cows From Food Supply

Posted on March 02, 2008
Edward T. Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture, this week was defending the status quo when it comes to "downer" cows.  USDA's current policy is that if a cow on the way to slaughter goes down,  there should be additional inspection by a veterinarian, who might rule the animal is healthy enough to get whacked...

The Press Enterprise Goes After "Who Done It?"

Posted on February 27, 2008
Ever since the arrest warrants were issued for Daniel Navarro of Pomona, and Luis Sanchez of Chino on multiple charges of animal cruelty at the Chino slaughterhouse, we've said these individuals were perhaps guilty, but probably not the  ultimate decision-makers...

A 12th Mad Cow Found In Canada

Posted on February 26, 2008
While we've all been focused on "downer" cows in the United States, Canada has actually found its 12th case of Mad Cow disease.   The International Herald Tribune today (2/26/08) reports that:"Canada confirmed a new case of mad cow disease on Tuesday, marking the country's 12th such case since the disease was first discovered there in 2003...

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