"The first new case of mad cow disease in the U.S. since 2006 has been discovered in a dairy cow in California, but health authorities said Tuesday the animal never was a threat to the nation's food supply."
"The infected cow, the fourth ever discovered in the U.S., was found as part of an Agriculture Department surveillance program that tests about 40,000 cows a year for the fatal brain disease.
No meat from the cow was bound for the food supply, said John Clifford, the department's chief veterinary officer.
'There is really no cause for alarm here with regard to this animal,' Clifford told reporters at a hastily convened press conference."
Lauran Neergaard reports for the Associated Press April 24, 2012.
SEE ALSO:
"South Korea Grocers React To Mad Cow Disease Discovery by Suspending U.S. Beef Sales" (AP)
"Mad Cow Case Found, But Meat Supply Deemed Safe" (AP)
"Mad Cow Disease Found in One Central Valley Bovine" (Los Angeles Times)
"USDA Confirms Case of Mad Cow Disease in California" (Voice of America)
"Discovery of Mad Cow in Calif. Was Stroke of Luck" (AP)
"Mad Cow Disease Remains Rare Since Discovery in U.K.: Factsheet" (Bloomberg)
"Mad Cow Disease Confirmed in Calif. Dairy Cow, USDA Says" (USA TODAY)
"SKorea Retailers Halt US Beef Sales Over Mad Cow" (AP)
