Wednesday, December 24, 2003
“American agriculture officials are likely to announce as early as Wednesday a voluntary recall on beef they hope to trace to the plants where the cow was slaughtered and processed, said Dr. Elsa Murano, the under secretary for food safety.
“We are considering if we need to take that step, but it’s likely to happen,” Dr. Murano said in an interview.
Federal officials did not say where the meat is now, but the agriculture secretary, Ann M. Veneman, said the meat supply was safe because of precautions taken over the last decade to keep the nerve tissue of slaughtered beef out of the food supply. Only the brain, spinal cord and related parts can spread the disease to humans, Ms. Veneman said, and she added that she intended to serve beef to her family at Christmas.”
Mmmmmmm…..MOM!
