Mad cows don't scare me! By Alan Caruba web posted June 27, 2005 Just what is the level of risk that you might get Mad Cow Disease? Zero! That's right, the odds of contracting Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) come as close to non-existent as possible. You have a far better chance of being hit by a bolt of lightning. Dr. Ron DeHaven, the United States Department of Agriculture's chief veterinarian says, "beef is absolutely safe to eat." His colleague, Dr. Ken Peterson of the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service says, "Clinical studies tell us there's virtually zero risk." That's why mad cows don't scare me, but that doesn't stop groups with names like the Center for Food Safety, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Friends of the Earth, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and more than a dozen others from flooding t

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