USDA announces BSE roundtable discussion
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will hold a roundtable discussion on June 9 regarding the safety of North American beef and the changing infrastructure of the industry. Johanns noted that data illustrating the success of USDA's enhanced BSE surveillance program will be part of the roundtable discussion entitled "The Safety of North American Beef and the Economic Effect of BSE on the U.S. Beef Industry."Source: USDA