This ban has now spread to the rest of Europe. Stringent steps were taken a few years ago to trace down and destroy a small herd of cattle that were imported into the northeastern U.S. from Britain. For the last 3 years there has been a complete ban on using any meat by-products in ruminant feed. This was not a common practice here in Oregon anyway and it is not missed. Farmers who want to augment protein usually look to grains, corn, canola meal, soybeans or fishmeal for feed supplements.
Extra minerals come from vitamin packets.
The farmers will do everything they can to save them. If they are unfortunately unable to save them, they are destroyed and then rendered for constituents of organic fertilizer, bonemeal and collagen. We here at Nancy's feel safe knowing all these extreme measures to protect the integrity of our milk supply are in place. Given the small number of human cases in Europe and the fact that mad cow disease does not exist in this country, we think that the risk for Americans and Canadians who consume Nancy's products remains quite low. We will continue to stay informed, especially on behalf of you our customers.