'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
If the mad cow found in California has you wondering about food safety, well, there are plenty of problems that pose serious risks to the food supply. But mad cow disease shouldn't be high on the worry list.
"From simply a public health issue, I put it very, very low," Cornell University food safety expert Martin Wiedmann said of the level of concern about mad cow disease.
Maintaining confidence in exports fuels the nation's monitoring of the beef supply as much as continuing safety concerns, he said.
