Humane Society of US again scaring people away from good diets? (AG Weekly) The Humane Society of the U.S. has, for years, been trying to frighten people away from consuming meat, milk and eggs -- but its recent testimony before a congressional committee reached a new low when the HSUS president, Wayne Pacelle, made the unsupported claim that pigs could be harboring the infamous and deadly British ‘mad cow” disease. [News Source]

No rules on what’s going down the drain. Brains, eyes, tonsils and other select tissues from older cattle -- even bone dust generated when their spines are split open -- will be diverted out of the food chain to meet new federal rules that go into effect Thursday in an effort to eradicate mad-cow disease. [News Source]

Researchers to test slaughterhouse waste water for disease agent (Canada.com) Brains, eyes, tonsils and other select tissues from older cattle - even bone dust generated when their spines are split open - will be diverted out of the food chain to meet new federal rules that go into effect Thursday in an effort to eradicate mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, caused by infectious proteins called prions. [News Source]

Slaughterhouse waste water risk-free? (Montreal Gazette) Brains, eyes, tonsils and other select tissues from older cattle - even bone dust generated when their spines are split open - will be diverted out of the food chain to meet new federal rules that go into effect Thursday in an effort to eradicate mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, caused by infectious proteins called prions. [News Source]