From: Patrick_Fitzgibbons@cargill.com
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 1:07 PM
To: FDAdockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Subject: FDA referencing Docket #2004N-0264

To Whom it may concern,

In an effort to allay any concerns that might be harbored in the
marketplace, please enact a regulation that requires the removal of the
brain and spinal cord from all cattle over 30 months of age.  This will
result in a 99.8% risk reduction of all infectivity.  Please do not
require the removal of all SRMs, because this only improves the risk 
reduction by 0.1% but will cost more than $157,000,000 per year and
cause a huge environmental problem.

On another subject, ruminant derived blood meal:  I understand you are
considering removing ruminant blood meal from ruminant feed.  I
understand there is no scientific justification for this, and even
Europe with its huge BSE problem doesn't do this.  Further, it would
cost the industry, cattlemen and dairymen at least $150,000,000 per
year.
I urge you to thoroughly consider my request.

Best Regards,
Patrick Fitzgibbons
Director of Cattle Procurement
Cargill Taylor Beef - Milwaukee