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Originally Posted by GlenBarrington
Then too, Mad Cow disease was launched when cattle were fed recycled bits of other cows. Could we be setting ourselves up for similar long term health problems if this catches on?
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The problem with prions is that they
aren't destroyed by normal cooking temperatures like bacteria are-- if you fully cook a burger infected with
E. coli, you are safe from contracting
E. coli from that burger. If you fully cook a burger infected with prions, you are still fully at risk of contracting a prion-based disease. I've never heard of a prion transmitted through any type of milk, but if one existed, it would survive pasteurization.