BSE COVER UP

BY MONICA DOBIE
A FORMER American government veterinarian - scheduled to speak at Canada's parliament this week - has claimed the US government is hiding cases of BSE in the United States. Speaking in Edmonton, Canada, Dr Lester Friedlander said United States Department of Agriculture ex-colleagues have told him of cases that the USDA has chosen not to announce.



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