Veneman: Expect More U.S. Cases of BSE

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman says more cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, so-called mad cow disease, are likely to turn up in the United States now that meat inspection systems have been improved.

And she says she can’t predict how Japanese and other foreign buyers will react.

"We anticipate that we may find a few additional cows and we are prepared for that.

"Certainly, we've discussed this with our trading partners, in terms of a very robust system that we are implementing --- in terms of surveillance in this country," she said.

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