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USDA's Chief Veterinary Officer on the Recent BSE Case (aka Mad Cow)

April 25, 2012 Dr. John Clifford, Chief Veterinary Officer for the United States of America

On April 24, USDA confirmed the nation’s 4 th case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in an animal that was sampled for the disease at a rendering facility in central California. This animal was never presented for slaughter for human consumption, so at no time presented a risk to the food...

Animals Plants

DC Quake Rocked the District, but the Tweets Rolled On

December 21, 2011 Rebecca Frank, New Media Content Specialist, Office of Communications

Number seven on our list of Social Media Moments was our August Twitter chat with Food and Nutrition Service’s Under Secretary, Kevin Concannon and ABC’s Dr. Richard Besser. This edition of Dr. Besser’s weekly live chat addressed hunger in America and allowed audience members to pose questions to...

Food and Nutrition
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