From: Friends of the animals International [info@friends-of-the-animals.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 4:36 AM To: FDADockets@oc.fda.gov Subject: DOCKET NUMBER : 98P-0151/CP1 U.S. Food and Drug Administration Dockets Management Branch 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 DOCKET NUMBER : 98P-0151/CP1 Dear Sirs, Friends of the Animals internationals understands that the USDA will no longer accept ground beef that includes product from non-ambulatory cattle, commonly known as "downers". In addition to posing an increased risk for bacterial contamination, there is evidence that some downed animals may be afflicted with a form of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy or "Mad Cow Disease"), a disease which has been linked to a fatal human illness (CJD or Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease). Prohibit the slaughter of downed animals Best Regards Agneta Riberth Toll President FotAI -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL Suite 30721 72 New Bond Street London W1S 1RR United Kingdom FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL Villa Tago Mago 546 Chemin de l'Ouvaïre 06370 Mouans Sartoux France E-mail: mailto:info@friends-of-the-animals.org Web: http://www.friends-of-the-animals.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------