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Mad Cow Concerns: Health Officials Set New Guidelines

Aired January 28, 2004 - 06:45   ET

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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: In the meantime, is the government doing enough to protect the food supply from possible Mad Cow contamination?
For some answers we're joined on the telephone by Linda Detwiler, a former veterinarian for the Department of Agriculture and a current professor at the University of Maryland.

Good to have you on the telephone with us this morning -- Linda.

DR. LINDA DETWILER, VETERINARIAN: Good morning, thank you.

LIN: Yesterday, the Secretary of Agriculture, Ann Veneman, testified that she does believe that the beef supply is safe but that both the Ag Department and the FDA are taking some additional measures to make sure that Mad Cow Syndrome does not actually affect other livestock in, for example, like turkeys and chickens and such. Do you think that these precautions are going to be enough to make sure that a human being doesn't get sick the next time -- Linda?

We've got gremlins this morning. We're going to try to get Linda Detwiler back on the telephone with us.

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Aired January 28, 2004 - 06:45   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: In the meantime, is the government doing enough to protect the food supply from possible Mad Cow contamination?
For some answers we're joined on the telephone by Linda Detwiler, a former veterinarian for the Department of Agriculture and a current professor at the University of Maryland.

Good to have you on the telephone with us this morning -- Linda.

DR. LINDA DETWILER, VETERINARIAN: Good morning, thank you.

LIN: Yesterday, the Secretary of Agriculture, Ann Veneman, testified that she does believe that the beef supply is safe but that both the Ag Department and the FDA are taking some additional measures to make sure that Mad Cow Syndrome does not actually affect other livestock in, for example, like turkeys and chickens and such. Do you think that these precautions are going to be enough to make sure that a human being doesn't get sick the next time -- Linda?

We've got gremlins this morning. We're going to try to get Linda Detwiler back on the telephone with us.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com