Group urges halt of U.S. beef imports due to 'L-type' mad cow disease

The Consumers' Foundation called Sunday for a halt to imports of U.S. beef following a report by an American consumer group that a recent U.S. mad cow disease case was an "L-type" atypical strain, which it said can be transmitted to humans.

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