American emergency managers being noobs again
Tactical Grace
15-10-2005, 04:02
Hehe, you couldn't make this up...
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the UK sent hundreds of thousands of Army ration packs to the US. The US has halted their distribution, and is paying for their storage.
The reason? Mad cow disease. :rolleyes:
But apparently it's all OK, because they want to pass them on to the Third World. That's right, it's not safe for starving black people in America to eat, but overseas is fine.
WTF? :headbang:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4344168.stm
The South Islands
15-10-2005, 04:04
Give us a break, we're still new to this whole "city gets wiped out by natural disaster" thing!
Hehe, you couldn't make this up...
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the UK sent hundreds of thousands of Army ration packs to the US. The US has halted their distribution, and is paying for their storage.
The reason? Mad cow disease. :rolleyes:
But apparently it's all OK, because they want to pass them on to the Third World. That's right, it's not safe for starving black people in America to eat, but overseas is fine.
WTF? :headbang:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4344168.stm
New to the idea that different countries have different standards of food?
Tactical Grace
15-10-2005, 04:07
New to the idea that different countries have different standards of food?
New to the idea of tact, diplomacy, sensitivity? :rolleyes:
Heron-Marked Warriors
15-10-2005, 04:07
Well, hans up, who's surprised in the least by this? Anyone? DIdn't think so.
Eutrusca
15-10-2005, 04:09
Hehe, you couldn't make this up...
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the UK sent hundreds of thousands of Army ration packs to the US. The US has halted their distribution, and is paying for their storage.
The reason? Mad cow disease. :rolleyes:
But apparently it's all OK, because they want to pass them on to the Third World. That's right, it's not safe for starving black people in America to eat, but overseas is fine.
WTF? :headbang:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4344168.stm
And the contradicton in this would be??
Eutrusca
15-10-2005, 04:11
Give us a break, we're still new to this whole "city gets wiped out by natural disaster" thing!
True, to a point. Actually, the problem which caused the most anguish in the entire "Kartrina" affair was the reluctance on the part of local authorities to admit the scope of the disaster was beyond their capabilities to respond to effectively.
"Location: Watching Eut's Pr0n" Say WHAT?? LOL! :p
The South Islands
15-10-2005, 04:16
True, to a point. Actually, the problem which caused the most anguish in the entire "Kartrina" affair was the reluctance on the part of local authorities to admit the scope of the disaster was beyond their capabilities to respond to effectively.
"Location: Watching Eut's Pr0n" Say WHAT?? LOL! :p
If you recall, you gave me your entire collection of pr0n. :D
New to the idea of tact, diplomacy, sensitivity? :rolleyes:
Does it ever matter in the real world?
"Gee guys, we don't want to be jerks and not eat this because we have high food standards and give this to the Africans because they have lower food standards. Hey guys! Let's BURN this food!"
Eutrusca
15-10-2005, 04:22
If you recall, you gave me your entire collection of pr0n. :D
ROFLMAO! Well, rumors of my demise are highly exaggerated! :p
Eutrusca
15-10-2005, 04:30
Does it ever matter in the real world?
"Gee guys, we don't want to be jerks and not eat this because we have high food standards and give this to the Africans because they have lower food standards. Hey guys! Let's BURN this food!"
Tsk! You obviously have little comprehension of politics, bureaucracy, and the strength of some lobbyists.
During the mad cow disease ( bovine spongiform encephalopathy ) scare, the beef industry's lobby brought pressure to bear on politicians to place a 100% moritorium on beef from any country where there was even so much as one case of mad cow disease, regardless of whether any humans had developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or not. They continued to push for bans to not be lifted. Few other nations have the same requirements. Ergo, sending the rations to third world countries would not be because they had less "higher standards," but simply because they didn't have either a large beef industry or the lobbyists that come with it.
Teh_pantless_hero
15-10-2005, 04:32
And the contradicton in this would be??
The FDA has been very lax on the use of animal parts in American beef and feed production, more so than overseas.
Leonstein
15-10-2005, 04:43
And to think that Aussie TV "Dateline" got its knickers in a tangle because the recent Free Trade Agreement with the States required us to lower our BSE standards to the level of the US...
Tsk! You obviously have little comprehension of politics, bureaucracy, and the strength of some lobbyists.
During the mad cow disease ( bovine spongiform encephalopathy ) scare, the beef industry's lobby brought pressure to bear on politicians to place a 100% moritorium on beef from any country where there was even so much as one case of mad cow disease, regardless of whether any humans had developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease or not. They continued to push for bans to not be lifted. Few other nations have the same requirements. Ergo, sending the rations to third world countries would not be because they had less "higher standards," but simply because they didn't have either a large beef industry or the lobbyists that come with it.
So what your saying is, that long paragraph no longer applies to today?
Eutrusca
15-10-2005, 05:01
So what your saying is, that long paragraph no longer applies to today?
I don't have any "insider information" on the degree to which GB has recovered from the scare, but I suspect there would be virtually no "tainted" beef sent to the US. So in that sense, yes, the ban should probably be lifted but isn't because of the beef industry lobby.
Leonstein
15-10-2005, 05:02
I don't have any "insider information" on the degree to which GB has recovered from the scare, but I suspect there would be virtually no "tainted" beef sent to the US. So in that sense, yes, the ban should probably be lifted but isn't because of the beef industry lobby.
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=62882-bse-beef-european-commission
Looks like they got over it.
Eutrusca
15-10-2005, 05:05
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=62882-bse-beef-european-commission
Looks like they got over it.
The article is dated September 29, so yes, to all appearances, the ban should be lifted, and probably will be when the US FDA wakes up. :)