Yep. Just gotta wonder though...am I incubating?!
That 401k plan is looking less and less necessary.
The thought has crossed my mind more then once. But if nothing else lots-o-chicken beats lots-o-beef healthwise no matter the outcome :)
As soon as the FDA starts using the term "it has not be scientifically proven", there are clearly some problems. The lack of science has been mentioned with regard to transmission via muscle cuts, vertical transmission (mother to offspring), and transmission via any mechanism to animals except via contaminated feed.
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a disease described in deer and elk which is very similar to BSE in cattle, scrapie in sheep, and vCJD in humans. All involve prions, and mechanisms found in one species probably apply to the other. CWD is thought to be transmitted via saliva and feces. It seems likely that BSE is also transmitted that way, so it is hard to believe that calves born to an infected cow will not develop BSE sooner or later. Similarly, the extremely likely transmission of vCJD via blood transfusion strong implicates blood as a source of prions and although the highest concentrations are found in neurological tissues, it seems rather foolish to consider "muscle cuts" as safe.
However, the FDA is classifying the recall as level II recall, because of the low risk associated with products from a presumptive positive (at least 3 times) Holstein. This does NOT instill confidence.
If you are interested in the incubating question check out Interstate Meats' website in Clackamas, OR.
Here are some of their products.
Doesn't look like like dog or cat food to me.