Mad Cow Disease is no big deal? That is just wrong.

Last week a case of Mad Cow Disease was accidentally discovered in the U. S. No big deal, right?
Not according to this Mother Jones article: http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/04/mad-cow-california

U. S. Department of Agriculture claims that the discovery proves the effectiveness of U. S. screening methods appears disingenuous. The discovery, in the face of the absolutely minuscule number of tests administered, was more accidental that fortuitous.

According to the Mother Jones article, not even sick cattle are rigorously tested. And there does not seem to be any intention of increasing the testing in the face of proof Mad Cow Disease is infecting American herds.

Industrial agriculture trumps regulation again. This cannot possibly be a good thing.