Where’s the (ethical) beef?

Modern farming raises lots of interesting ethical issues. Here’s one, concerning the way that the practices of individual farms can have an impact on an entire economy. >>

Latest BSE case in Alberta a setback for beef export strategy

Food safety concerns were fenced off quickly after officials reported Canada’s 19th case of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, three weeks ago.

No part of the cow reached any food system. The cow came from the same farm — and so might have contracted BSE the same way — as a case found in 2010. And the latest cow was born in 2009, before any changes resulting from the investigation of the 2010 case…..