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In this section: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

U.S. Measures to Protect Against BSE

This video explains what measures the FDA and the USDA have put in place to prevent Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) – or what the press has called Mad Cow Disease – from entering the United States and how FDA’s Feed Inspection Program is essential to protecting the U.S. food and feed supply.

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