Industry Seeks Voice in Mad Cow Rules
With the first confirmed case of U.S. mad cow disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is moving to reassure consumers and control the disease. As the department devises new rules and procedures, many expect beef producers -- and the meat industry in general -- to influence how those rules are enforced. NPR's Peter Overby reports.
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