Refusing to sell American beef is one way to spread fear about mad cow disease, even after the USDA assured consumers not to worry about the one cow in California that was found to have bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and that's exactly what two major South Korean grocery chains are doing. The AFP says the two retailers announced they've suspended sales of U.S. beef after yesterday's news of a single cow with the disease.
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Japan has confirmed its eighth case of mad cow disease, and there is concern it could be a new strain of the disease. The mad cow disease - or Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)- was found in a cow that was just 23 months old. T... Read Post
A case of mad cow disease has been discovered the US, leading two major South Korean retailers to suspend sales of the country's beef. The disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), was discovered in a dairy cow ... Read Post
At least one major South Korean retailer has suspended the sale of U.S. beef after authorities confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease," in a dairy cow in central California. "... Read Post