DECADE OF DRAMA

摘要

he E. coli crisis of the 1990s changed the nature of beef processing. But it scarcely compared to the drama of the following decade, as home-grown cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) were discovered in Canada and then the US, a food versus fuel debate raged, and deal-making profoundly changed the ownership structure of the US meat and poultry industry. Also in the mix was the battle over country-of-origin labeling (COOL) and a legal challenge to the beef checkoff program.