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Day 58: Obama finalizes rule to reduce the risk of mad cow disease

Moo. The government on Saturday permanently banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand on their own, seeking to further minimize the chance that mad cow disease could enter the food supply. The Agriculture Department proposed the ban last year after the biggest beef recall in U.S. history. The recall involved a [...]

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Obama’s weekly address: Saturday – March 14, 2009

Obama annouces steps to improve the safety of our nation’s food supply. He also appoints Margaret Hamburg as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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