I knew it was only a matter of time. I am surprised it took this ong, actually, but who knows whatthe feds have been hiding all these years...

I amnot allowed to give blood in this country because I have spent more than six months living (and presumably eating beef) in the UK over the last dozen years. No one knows if BSE is spread through blood transfusion, but no one is taking chances either...

Also; weren't some deaths in the UK attributed to BSE found in people who did ot eat beef? I had gathered at one point that it was not exactly clear how this could be spread...

Beef is not such a huge export for us, but the domestic industry will suffer mightily. Maybe people will finally give up the goddam Whoppers and Big Macs once and for all...