DISEASED BEEF TRACKING
September 1st, 2003
BY PHILIP FINE
A NEW database system could help better trace the source of food poisoning
outbreaks in beef cattle. Developed by Kansas-based VeriPrime Inc and being
used in the US, it labels each animal with a coded metal tag, bearing birth
and slaughter information; the data is computerised so it can be accessed by retailers and wholesalers.
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A NEW database system could help better trace the source of food poisoning
outbreaks in beef cattle. Developed by Kansas-based VeriPrime Inc and being
used in the US, it labels each animal with a coded metal tag, bearing birth
and slaughter information; the data is computerised so it can be accessed by retailers and wholesalers.
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