Follow-Up Test Rules Out Mad Cow Disease
From Times Wire Reports
Mad cow disease has been ruled out in another animal, the Agriculture Department said, the second time this week that follow-up testing proved negative for a possible second case of the brain-wasting illness in the United States.
The department made the announcement at the start of the July 4th weekend, trying to ease consumer anxiety at a time when Americans traditionally fire up their grills and cook hamburgers, hot dogs and other meats.
The department said the meat in question did not enter the food supply
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