Mooooooooooooooooooooooo! (article)

[Clint]

Beef from Former Mad Cow Epicenter Could Hit U.S. Shelves This Year


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"After nearly 16 years, the U.S. has agreed to import beef from Ireland—the first European country to get the go-ahead since the epidemic of mad cow disease swept the continent In the 1980s and 1990s. The move—which may extend to the rest of the British Isles later this year—serves as a milestone in the history of the disease, which can destroy not only the brains of cows, but also those of the humans who eat them."

 

[JimK]

Is there a reason we need to import beef? Yes, it has been pricey of late, but c'mon! We could produce more if we really needed to. It kinda feels like Saudi Arabia importing oil.

 

[Bob H.]

There is some Irish blood in me, but will have to take a pass on beef imported from Ireland. Unless it had
been marinated in Jamesons. Moooooooooooooooooo!