WASHINGTON - July 16 - On July 22 at a 9:30 a.m. news conference at the National Press Club, Center for Progressive Regulation President Thomas O. McGarity, a law professor at the University of Texas and an expert in food safety law, will release a comprehensive analysis of the government’s regulatory response to Mad Cow in the United States. The report explores significant loopholes in the government’s so-called Mad Cow “Firewalls,” and in their on-the ground implementation in the last six months.

Who: CPR President Thomas McGarity (University of Texas Law School)

CPR Member Scholar Frank Ackerman (Tufts University)

What: News Conference to Release “Flimsy Firewalls: The Continuing Triumph of Efficiency over Safety in Regulating Mad Cow Disease Risks,” a comprehensive analysis of the government’s Mad Cow regulations and their implementation on the ground

When: Thursday, July 22, 9:30 a.m.

Where: Zenger Room of the National Press Club

529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC

The Center for Progressive Regulation is a nonprofit research and educational organization of university-affiliated academics with expertise in the legal, economic, and scientific issues related to regulation of health, safety, and the environment. CPR supports regulatory action to protect health, safety, and the environment, and rejects the conservative view that government’s only function is to increase the economic efficiency of private markets. Direct media inquiries to Matthew Freeman at mfreeman@progressiveregulation.org or 301-762-8980. Visit CPR on the web at www.progressiveregulation.org.

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