Latest Mad Cow Disease News

US meat recalled after mad cow concerns (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Sunday February 17th 2008, 11:20 pm

It is the biggest food recall in US history. [News Source]

Massive Recall of Frozen Beef (WKRG News 5 Mobile)
Sunday February 17th 2008, 11:14 pm

USDA orders nation's largest beef recall because of risk of contamination of E. coli, mad cow disease or salmonella more [News Source]

Mad Cow Scare: 143 Million Pounds of Ground Meat Recalled (Environment News Service)
Sunday February 17th 2008, 9:41 pm

WASHINGTON, DC , February 17, 2008 (ENS) - Agriculture officials today ordered the recall of an unprecedented 143 million pounds of ground meat from illegally slaughtered downed dairy cows at a Chino, California slaughter plant. [News Source]

Mad cow fear raised in largest US meat recall ever (EARTHtimes.org)
Sunday February 17th 2008, 8:25 pm

Washington - The US Department of Agriculture Sunday mandated one of the largest meat recalls in US history - a record 65 million kilogrammes of beef - after it determined a California slaughter house had pushed cows in poor health into the food chai... [News Source]

California packer makes largest U.S. beef recall (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sunday February 17th 2008, 5:39 pm

A California meatpacker accused of animal cruelty is making the largest U.S. meat recall on record -- 143 million lbs, the Agriculture Department said on Sunday. [News Source]

USDA Recalls Frozen Beef (Washington Post)
Sunday February 17th 2008, 5:30 pm

Agency recalls of 143M pounds of beef from Calif. slaughterhouse in largest-ever U.S. beef recall. [News Source]

USDA recalls 143 mln lbs of beef from California plant (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Sunday February 17th 2008, 4:58 pm

The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Sunday it had recalled 143 million pounds of beef produced by a California plant accused of mistreating animals, marking the largest beef recall in the country's history. [News Source]

USDA recalls 143 million pounds of frozen beef (Sports Illustrated)
Sunday February 17th 2008, 4:42 pm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Sunday recalled 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a Southern California slaughterhouse that is being investigated for mistreating cattle. [News Source]

Top Searches (Football365)
Sunday February 17th 2008, 10:12 am

I want to start by thanking you for that fifth European trophy as well as that FA Cup, I really appreciated both of those. But I'm writing this to tell you that I think we should see other people. Mostly I think I should see someone else managing my Reds. [News Source]

US Beef Export Volume Up 18% In 2007, Sales Value Rises 28% (CattleNetwork.com)
Sunday February 17th 2008, 9:52 am

KANSAS CITY (Dow Jones)-- U.S. beef exports in 2007 posted an 18% gain in volume from the previous year, while the sales value grew 28%. In volume and sales value, 2007 was the third consecutive year of growth for U.S. beef exports following a sharp decline in 2004. The U.S.' first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy - BSE, known commonly as "mad-cow disease" - was discovered in late ... [News Source]