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To: Ish who wrote (21932)	12/28/2003 5:09:21 PM
From: MSI	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793665

From what I've heard the cow in question was one of 74 imported from Canada before the regulations on feed were in place That could be. One of those things that happens, you write laws to prevent it and 6 years later a pre existing case bites you. No, it was not inevitable, and our FDA was warned of the potential problem. In Europe they test 1/4 of all livestock going to slaughter, in the UK 100% are tested going to slaughter. In this case, the testing was (a)done after slaughter and (b)only 1/10th of 1% are tested. This leaves the possibility of many more in a potential epidemic. Experts in the UK (where 90% of all such disease has appeared) were warning the US over the past 10 years that regulations were insufficient. This is a case of poor regulation.