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Mad Cow U.S.A.

Could the Nightmare

Happen Here?

Sheldon Rampton

AND

John Stauber

Common Courage Press

MONROE, MAINE

First edition, second printing

or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any infor-

mation storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Common Courage Press

Box 702

Monroe, Maine 04951

Phone: (207) 525-0900

Fax: (207) 525-3068

Typeset by Strong Silent Type, Madison, Wisconsin

Cover by Matt Wuerker

Cover photo by John Rizzo, Photo Disk Inc., 2013 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121

Printed on chlorine-free paper

Library of Congress Cataloging-In-Publication Data

Rampton, Sheldon M., 1957–

Mad cow U.S.A.: Could the nightmare happen here? / by Sheldon Rampton and John

Stauber

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 1-56751-111-2. (cloth)

1. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease—United States. 2. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy—

United States. 3. Beef industry—United States.

I. Stauber, John C. (John Clyde), 1953– II. Title.

RA644.C74R35 1997

616.8'3—dc21

97–22500

CIP

Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

1. THE BURDEN OF PROOF

The Girl Who Wouldn’t Go Away

Food Fight

2. THE THING THAT EATS YOUR BRAIN

First Tremors

Kuru

The Virus that Wasn’t There

3. THE INTERESTS OF INDUSTRY

Cannibal Meat

Acceptable Risks

4. DANGER SIGNS

Outbreak in America’s Dairyland

Mad Cows and Englishmen

5. CRISIS CONTAINMENT

Scrapie, American-Style

103

Bent Proteins

115

Worst-Case Scenario

123

One Bad Apple

137

We See Nothing

147

Counting Sheep

157

6. MELTDOWN

Apocalypse Cow

167

Who Will Tell the People?

175

Feeding Frenzy

185

7. RECKONING

Truth and Consequences

201

Could the Nightmare Happen Here?

209

Glossary of Terms

221

Notes

225

Index

239

This book is dedicated with gratitude

to Richard F. Marsh

(1939–1997),

a scientist who understood

the precautionary principle.

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