USDA: 110 MAD COWS MAY HAVE BEEN EATEN

"At least 110 cows considered at risk for mad cow disease have been slaughtered and most likely entered the food chain for human consumption," federal agriculture officials said. But don't worry, because the meat "probably" doesn't have the fatal BSE in it, according to a third-tier USDA spokesperson. "There is probably no risk from these cows -- but they may be in the food supply," says Madelaine Fletcher. So you probably won't die from eating beef.
UPDATE 1/14: "Low risk" always sounds reassuring until it's you that has to deal with it: Read about a family that ate beef from the batch recalled for BSE, and how they're doing now: "I know the odds that any of us will get sick are slim, but my family's risk is greater than anyone else's in the U.S., because we actually ate it."