I haven't been paying much attention to the Korean protests about beef imported from the U.S. Apparently, they are concerned about the possibility of mad cow disease.
If you believe a scientist from Consumers Union, the USDA could solve the problem pretty quickly by allowing beef companies to test each of the cows that are slaughtered. The USDA feels that the test that would be used is worthless, although USDA uses the test itself. One company, Creekstone Farms, wanted to test each of its cows; USDA said no. The agency apparently feels that testing 1 in 1000 is adequate. Part of the agency's reasoning is that testing of all cows would increase the price of beef. Of course, testing 1 in 1000 may lead to some getting mad cow disease, which I guess is not a concern of USDA.
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