Well I ain't buying beef for a while. I have a bad feeling about what this is going to do to the economy. I bet everything from McDonald's to grain takes a big hit tomorrow, and Australia is going to get a huge economic boost.
I can promise you that it will it's definitely hurt my home town.
From UPI: USDA refused to release mad cow records
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Although the United States Department of Agriculture insisted the U.S. beef supply is safe Tuesday after announcing the first documented case of mad cow disease in the United States, the agency for six months repeatedly refused to release its tests for mad cow to United Press International.
The USDA claims to have tested approximately 20,000 cows for the disease in 2002 and 2003, but has been unable to provide any documentation in support of this to UPI, which first requested the information in July.
In addition, former USDA veterinarians tell UPI they have long suspected the disease was in U.S herds and there are probably additional infected animals.