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Originally Posted by Nirvana

There has not been a downer cow in the USA that has tested positive for mad cow.

What's the testing rate? How many cows go into the food supply for each cow that is tested? (I know the answer, I just want to see you acknowledge how pathetically small the testing is and has been.)

You can't test beef as little as the FDA/USDA does and say anything with any authority about the state of the US beef supply in regards to mad cow.

With each passing day, the US beef supply gets safer and safer, and it's probably completely safe now. But the testing has virtually nothing to do with knowing how safe it is. It's the new regulations passed a few years ago to prevent downer cows from being fed to healthy cows that made the difference.