Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Food Safety

IG Audit Finds Multiple Flaws in Mad Cow Surveillance Plan

Rep. Waxman raises questions about the effectiveness and credibility of USDA's response to mad cow disease, citing an audit by the USDA Inspector General that finds systemic deficiencies in the Department's surveillance plan and new evidence that USDA misled the public in the wake of the detection of an infected cow in Washington State.