Follow-Up Test Rules Out Mad Cow Disease
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From Times Wire Reports
Mad cow disease has been ruled out in another animal, the Agriculture Department said, the second time this week that follow-up testing proved negative for a possible second case of the brain-wasting illness in the United States.
The department made the announcement at the start of the July 4th weekend, trying to ease consumer anxiety at a time when Americans traditionally fire up their grills and cook hamburgers, hot dogs and other meats.
The department said the meat in question did not enter the food supply
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