A practice officially banned in England in 1989. The disease can take years to develop. McDonald's and Burger King in England have stopped selling British beef. Europe has refused to import it and now Britain will destroy 4.7 million older cows that may have fed sheep parts. The scare is turning a nation of beef eaters away from their favorite food.
American officials say no, but so did the British government until last month.
Though the link between cattle and humans has not been definitively proven, and there's no test for Mad Cow Disease, the fear it has generated may destroy an industry and dramaticall alter the way we eat. Dr. Gary Weber is with the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. He says our government regulations has seen to it that our beef supply is safe. My next guest disagrees, he believes the United States will face a similar crisis within the next ten years, have mercy. Howard Lyman is a former cattle rancher, turned vegetarian.