Government bans ‘downer’ cows from food supply (Post-Bulletin) WASHINGTON -- The government on Saturday permanently banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand on their own, seeking to further minimize the chance that mad cow disease could enter the food supply. The Agriculture Depart [News Source]

‘Downer’ cows are banned from food supply (Los Angeles Times) The Obama administration finalizes a rule prohibiting the slaughter of sick cows that pose a higher risk of mad cow disease. The government on Saturday permanently banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand on their own, seeking to further minimize the chance that mad cow disease could enter the food supply. [News Source]

‘Downer’ cows banned from supply (The Washington Times) The U.S. government Saturday permanently banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand on their own, seeking to further minimize the chance that mad cow disease could enter the food supply. [News Source]

Gov’t Bans ‘Downer’ Cows From Food Supply (KPRC Local 2 Houston) WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is permanently banning the slaughter of "downer cows" as it works to keep mad cow disease from entering the food supply. [News Source]

Gov’t Bans ‘Downer’ Cows From Food Supply (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) The Obama administration is permanently banning the slaughter of "downer cows" as it works to keep mad cow disease from entering the food supply. [News Source]

Slaughter of sick cows banned (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) The U.S. government on Saturday permanently banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand on their own, seeking to further minimize the chance that mad cow disease could enter the food supply. [News Source]

Gov’t Bans ‘Downer’ Cows From Food Supply (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley) The Obama administration is permanently banning the slaughter of "downer cows" as it works to keep mad cow disease from entering the food supply. [News Source]

Government bans ‘downer’ cows from food supply (FOX 12 Idaho) Associated Press - March 14, 2009 2:23 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is permanently banning the slaughter of "downer cows" as it works to keep mad cow disease from entering... [News Source]

Government bans `downer’ cows from food supply (AP via Yahoo! News) The government on Saturday permanently banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand on their own, seeking to further minimize the chance that mad cow disease could enter the food supply. [News Source]

Obama announces FDA picks, food safety measures. President Barack Obama says the nation's decades-old food safety system is a "hazard to public health" and in need of an overhaul, starting with the selection of a new head of the federal Food and Drug Administration. [News Source]