USDA Rejects 'Downer' Cow Ban - washingtonpost.com

USDA Rejects 'Downer' Cow Ban - washingtonpost.com: "Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer told Congress yesterday that he would not endorse an outright ban on 'downer' cows entering the food supply or back stiffer penalties for regulatory violations by meat-processing plants in the wake of the largest beef recall in the nation's history."