Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that the first shipment in 13 years of fresh U.S. beef has arrived in Brazil. The hiatus which last more than a decade was caused over concern of U.S. beef possibly containing bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease.
The disease is dangerous to both humans and cows and cannot be killed even after cooking infected meat. In 2003, concerns were raised about cows in the U.S. being diseased with BSE after the first case in the U.S. was reported. It was also noted that year the FDA was. . .