First we find out that, for some mysterious reason, the
Saudis (some of whom were involved in
911)
are
immune
from a lawsuit filed by families of victims of the 911
attacks.
Now we've learned that the Agriculture Dept. can STOP
meatpackers from testing cattle for
Mad Cow
Disease. Has our government gone crazy?or is it just crazy
about big money and big business, and its powerful foreign
friends?
A small Arkansas meatpacker called Creekstone Farms wanted
to test every animal at its plant, to assure foreign purchasers
(and Americans) that the meat was safe to eat. Sounds like a
good idea, right? Lots of us would pay more for meat that we
knew was guaranteed to be safe, just like we do for organic
fruits and vegetables.
After being barred from access to these test kits in 2006,
Creekstone filed suit. A US Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that
the meatpacker can be denied access to them. They weren't
even trying to get the testing kits for free: The USDA allows
the test kits to be sold ONLY to laboratories that it approves,
because they say the tests should not be used as a
marketing tool. Our question is, why not?
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