The BSE tests Creekstone wanted to use only created the "ILLUSION" of safety, it didn't offer safety. That is fraud and that is why USDA would not support it. It's understandable why you would support it because deception is second nature to you.
SH, after the Greeley meat recall, FSIS started a program of more intense E.coli testing. I asked an inspector, that now that my beef was being tested, could I claim on my label that my beef was "E.coli free". His answer was no, because 100% of beef couldn't be tested to claim "E.coli free". I then asked if I could claim "E.coli tested". He said no, because a percent of all beef is tested.
So, did this increase in E.coli testing just create the illusion of safety?
The testing has RAISED the level of safety and made it harder for tainted meat to get into the market.
Creekstone's BSE testing, just like FSIS's E.coli testing, isn't meant to claim "BSE free", but IS meant to RAISE the level of safety to meet the requirements of a customer. FSIS's Certified Organic Program is meant to meet the requirements of a group of consumers and raise the level of safety, in the minds of that group. The only reason not to allow Creekstone to BSE test for the Japanese market, is that it would undercut the political leverage to force Japan to take untested meat and save the large packers the cost of implementing BSE testing to follow Creekstone into that market.
You should brush up on your FSIS labeling claims before you make false statements.
There is no such claim as "hormone free"...all meats have hormones. :wink:
The label claims you are referring to are protocol driven and backed with signed affidavits. Any testing for label claims is minimal, if at all!