I am a vegan and therefore don't worry about mad cow. My mother went vegan after the first mad cow was found. My father lives in england now and is afraid to eat the beef there. He is moving back home the first of the year and was really excited about eating a steak when he got here. Now he won't eat any here either. This is a shame. This disease could have been taken care of a long time ago. This is another reason I cannot stand the cattleman's association. They act like they are saints but they encourage factory farms and feeding cattle remnant feed. Also, the poultry, and pigs are fed this stuff to. Visit this website and learn more than what the press will tell you. This is a serious disease. They shouldn't be lying about it.
http://www.madcowboy.com/http://www.colmkelleher.com/educate yourself and your family's on this disease. Take steps now to prevent injesting it. Buy organic meat and if you can't afford it don't eat it. The outbreak in Britian started just like this. Hundreds if not thousands died because of it.