Opinion ID: 767372
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Heading: Mad Cow Disease Revisited

Text: 11 News of the Oprah Crash spread quickly, and several cattlemen complained to the Oprah Winfrey Show. Sensitive to their accusations of unfairness, Winfrey invited Dr. Weber and a cattle rancher, but not Lyman, to a show aired one week later to refute the Dangerous Food broadcast. Dr. Weber reexplained the voluntary ban, and anticipated permit ban, on ruminant-to-ruminant feeding. He explained the purpose of ruminant-to-ruminant feeding and the limited extent of its practice. He reiterated that no BSE had ever been found in this country. Dr. Weber concluded by reassuring viewers that cattlemen were doing everything it takes to protect the health of . . . cattle and . . . consumers. Thanking Winfrey for airing the new show, the president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association wrote, 12 On behalf of more than a million U.S. cattle producers, I want to thank you for allowing us to present the truth about feeding animal-based protein supplements and the British cattle disease BSE . . . . It was a service to consumers and a great relief to many of my fellow cattlemen.