Case of Mad Cow Disease in Washington State

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[No Blue States]

Here is an FDA link explaining Mad Cow disease, as of May 2003. It is now outdated but interesting.
Can beef not be cooked well done to kill the disease?
I didnt find that answer here.

Consumer Questions and Answers About BSE:
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/bsefaq.html

[DixieP1rate]

Do you boil your milk?

[clamper1797]

I didn't know my ex-wife was in Washington State

[mewzilla]

Can beef not be cooked well done to kill the disease?

I think you'd have to autoclave your burger.

[DaughterofEve]

Crap! Malvo gets life and now this.

I want some good news.

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[torstars]

Apparently the governments desire to avoid panic is stronger than then it’s desire to spread the truth

vCJD is a very difficult disease because it has a long incubation period and prions are not easily destroyed. I think this will be very bad for the beef and related industries.

I expect thousands if not millions of animals to be destroyed and their brains tested. It seems unlikely that the disease will be limited to the one "non-ambulatory" Holstein.

[COEXERJ145]

Can beef not be cooked well done to kill the disease?

No, it can't. Prions seem to be immune to just about anything that would destroy normal pathogens.

[nwrep]

Please get your facts straight. Veneman said the was either sick or injured — thus never destined for the U.S. food supply.

[lizma]

How to identify if your cow has MAD COW disease...

[torstars]

Can beef not be cooked well done to kill the disease?>/i>

No. Prions are not destroyed by cooking.

[torstars]

I think you'd have to autoclave your burger.

I don't think autoclaving kills prions.

[mewzilla]

Well, I think steam autoclaving will do it. But most folks don't have one of those thingies in their kitchens :)

[mewzilla]

Steam autoclaving will deactivate prions.

[torstars]

Please get your facts straight. Veneman said the was either sick or injured — thus never destined for the U.S. food supply.

I believe she said the brain and spinal cord were not destined for the food supply. I believe the "muscle cuts", i.e. steaks, were sent for processing and recall of those products are being attempted.

[NormsRevenge]

It is not specifically descriptive of mad cow disease.

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Agreed.

[mewzilla]

Then why did the meat end up at a burger processing plant?

[torstars]

Steam autoclaving will deactivate prions.

Please provide a reference. I seriously doubt that prions are destroyed by autoclaving.

[polemikos]

Oh, cr*p.

Is it an imported cow just recently in-country (I hope)?

[mewzilla]

Just to save me some time, google "steam autoclave", BSE, and prions. You'll get all the links you need :)

[Glenn]

I couldn't afford beef anyway. Been thinking about trying Dog as a substitute. Works in Asia.