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Preventing Mad Cow Disease In Humans: Are We Doing Enough?

Inspectors have found more than 1000 violations of rules aimed at preventing mad cow disease from reaching humans, the USDA announced Monday. The USDA also declared that no contaminated meat reached consumers. How can they be sure? And, are current inspection procedures adequate? Guest host Patt Morrison talks with James Cullor (COLOR), UC Davis’s Veterinary Medical Teaching & Research Center, and state Senator Mike Machado, who has sponsored legislation addressing mad cow disease testing.