When they said that ketchup counts as a vegetable, and oral sex doesn't count as adultery, the federal government has long since forfeited its ability to surprise me by means of semantic trickery.

Of course, mad cow disease is so staggeringly rare that this shouldn't even be an issue. On the other hand, it's the timidity of Asian beef importers that's the root cause of all this, and it's up to our country's beef exporters to do what it takes. But, the federal government has also shown a long history of preventing farmers from acting in their best interests. "Everything I Want to Do is Illegal."