Health ministry begins extensive screening of cows

Health ministry begins extensive screening of cows

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (L) and Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi (R) speak at a news conference Oct. 18. The health ministry has began nationwide screening of cows to be processed for human consumption for any signs of the deadly brain-wasting mad cow disease. The two ministers declared domestic beef safe to eat, saying that Only cows that test negative will be distributed on the market.

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