Feds fumble on letting public know about [mad] cows :

"What's harder to comprehend is the USDA's refusal to take the steps that, according to John Stauber of the Madison-based Center for Media & Democracy, would all but guarantee the safety of U.S. beef: Implementing a science-based food safety testing program that tests millions of cattle a year. And a bona fide 'fire-wall feed ban' that would stop the current feeding of blood, meat, bone meal, animal fat and poultry feces to cattle."

And because the USDA refuses to take such steps, it's almost a sure-thing that other U.S. cows will become infected, says Diane Farsetta, a senior researcher with Stauber's organization.
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What can concerned citizens do? Join the protest, Farsetta says. Call or email the USDA (contact info is on the web at www.usda.gov) and demand that it quit stalling and implement a "real" fire-wall feed ban.

And tell them you WON'T BUY U.S. BEEF until they do.