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Originally posted by Larry_OHF:
Another problem is where the government is trying to assure people that you cannot get sick from the muscles...that only the brain and spinal column, including the nerves are infectuous. But there is one scientist in this country trying to warn people of the danger of making that assumption and he is also saying that every cow could be tested before killing that would only increase the cost of beef a few cents.
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That's exactly what we Europeans was told as well when BSE was all over the news over here, but the problem with this is that it only requires a teeny-weeny bit of bone marrow to end up on the meat to spoil it. This can easily happen during the slaughter and cutting-up of the animal.