Precaution or protectionism?(Scan)

Publication: The American Enterprise

Publication Date: 01-JUN-05

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On March 7, the United States was due to reopen its borders to Canadian cattle and beef imports. The border had been closed since May 2003, when the first case of the incurable "mad cow disease," more properly termed BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), was discovered in Canada. In truth, the ban achieved very little except pain for American consumers. It's also given us a valuable case study in the power...

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