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CowUSDA to Ban 'Downer' Beef

May 2008

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said that his department wants to ban all "downer" cattle from the slaughterhouse to boost public confidence in the safety of the nation's food supply.

Read more in The Washington Post.

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