Is US beef safe to eat? How worried should we be about ‘mad cow disease’, growth hormones and fatty meat?
- Written by Ruth McHugh-Dillon, Assistant Health Editor

Australians woke on Thursday to the surprising news the federal government had lifted decades-long biosecurity restrictions on beef from the United States.
The government has brushed aside claims the decision was made to appease US President Donald Trump. Agriculture Minister Julie Collins has said the government’s review of US...