Mad Cow Disease?
 

I hate to admit I've been playing on my computer instead of listening to the news ... but... is there still a problem with eating beef in Europe? I don't remember hearing anything now for quite some time. Thanks

No, there is not. If there were ever was.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex

Much ado about nothing.

No, no problem. Eat beef without fear.

There was undoubtedly a problem in the UK in the late 80s & 90s. The long-term effect on humans won't be known for a good few years yet. <BR><BR>The problem was made worse by the fact that the government of the day and the farming industry went into serious denial and kept telling every one that there wasn't a problem.<BR><BR>The bill for this mistake now runs into &pound;billions. However what it does mean is that there are now control mechanisms in place that mean that within the UK eating beef is now safer than it was before mad-cow disease ever existed, and probably safer than many other countries which have either denied they have ever had a problem or don’t have such strict control mechanisms in place.<BR><BR>Bon appetit<BR>

if you say so.<BR>

im fine eat me without fear moooooooooo

Only if you are a cow.

Eating beef in Britain is now perfectly safe. However, ask the French to categorically state that their chickens and eggs are safe. Watch out for listeria and salmonella. The French's ban of British beef was just a cover up for their own farming problems.

CNN reported this week that France has lifted the ban on the import of British beef. Regards, Walter

Yes, about 2 years after the European Union told them their ban was illegal.

Beware French and German Beef. They denied they had a problem and still do! The British have been and still are open about their BSC problems.

Wouldn't you be mad if people were pulling on your teets all the time?<BR>

only mad cows,<BR><BR>Nor France nor Germany had denied they had a problem with the MCD. France at least (and I suppose Germany too) took drastic measures to avoid the spreading of the disease (and to avoid that infected meat could be consummed).<BR><BR>But the problem was on a much lower scale. France found about 100 times less infected cows than the UK (some hundreds), and Germany about 100 times less than France (that would be *some* infected German cows)<BR>

VCJD in the news today in Britain. Also saw the news of a young woman ill in the states who was in Britain for 13 years? Would you really eat beef?

Won't eat beef in Europe. Period. And won't let my family. Although ecoli and salmonella can occassionally be fatal, 24-48 hours of gut rot is usually survivable. That is not the same as absolute degenerative brain disease that WILL cause death and for which there is no cure at all. And it's not killed with proper meat handling and preparation either.<BR>Why eat beef there, anyway, when it's not what they &quot;do&quot; best? We lived in Europe in the early 80's - before the outbreak - and gave up on European beef since there were so many delicious options like chicken, pork, lamb, seafood, and unbelievable vegetables that are incredibly fresh and not full of pesticides.

won't ---- ditto, my sentiments exactly

As the wonderful Aunt Voula said: &quot;Don't eat meat? Okay, I fix lamb.&quot;

Interestingly, I have recently been to a forum discussing the state of the US beef industry... several interesting theories are being put forward including that several forms of dementia/alzheimers found in the elderly may be attributed to eating US beef.. (these are hypothosis, not proven) what is true, is that there is a ton of pesticides, antibiotics and hormones in US beef. Many of the so-called &quot;super drug&quot; resistant strains of infection that we have been seeing could be the result of people becoming tolerant of anti biotics through years of consuming them in dairy, beef and poultry products. Likewise the effects of consuming so many growth hormones could be effecting everything from menopause symptoms to cancer to middle aged acne. In my opinion you are best off eating organic meat, if you are worried about those types of things. Regarding mad cow, if you feel safe eating beef in the US, you will most likely feel safe eating it overseas.

Thyra. After the sympsium, do you eat meat?