Duh,.."New" USDA Reg. for BSE a "US-Duh-A" No-Brainer

I stumbled upon this old "new" USDA reg established in 2003 but I got such a kick out of its "logic" that I just had to share.....

Product Holding; USDA is publishing a notice (PDF) announcing that FSIS inspectors are no longer marking cattle tested for BSE as "inspected and passed" until confirmation is received that the cattle have, in fact, tested negative for BSE. FSIS will be issuing a directive to inspection program personnel outlining this policy.

Apparently, prior to the enactment of this "new" reg, our USDuhA inspectors were "certifying" meat as "passed" inspection before the test results were in!

Amazing.

Click title above for full article from the USDA website. http://www.fsis.usda.gov/news_&_events/nr_010804_01/index.asp