20/20 a national TV show talked of BSE and hoof in mouth in the US...basically when it's detected it's too late, it will have spread far and wide by then. I get calls weekly from people looking for "clean meat" basically organically fed animals. So the ripple is being felt.
I took a
PR course from of all people the head of Monsanto's
PR divison yesterday(she's in a culinary group I'm part of)> A food writer just got back from Switzerland and said Europe is really in an uproar about meat. The monsanto rep said that their research says 99% are secure with the American food supply.....they don't elaborate on how many people they surveyed or what the questions were.....
So I think Americans as a whole are concerned but until it reaches our shores we won't scream loud enough for the powers that be to make strong changes....like insuring herbivore animals don't eat other animals...
like having organic standards that mean something for the family farmer...that state and federal agencies really work for all concerned and not just the big business chemical/aka life science companies....the mind set of most is fix it when it's broke instead of preventative actions...
I'm considering a trip to France and will probably not eat meat...what a way to experience the culinary mecca.