41.   The meat industry forecast a devastating drop in consumption.

42.   The meat industry has no such cushion, though, as demand from Asia falters.

43.   The meat industry has its own suggestions.

44.   The meat industry is already being hurt by stalling sales in Asia.

45.   The meat industry was thrown into crisis Thursday as a ban on the sale of all meat and bone meal went into effect.

46.   The U.S. meat industry is finding no such cushion, though, as demand from Asia for beef, pork and chicken falters.

47.   The tests of hamburger for salmonella began last June despite loud protests from the meat industry.

48.   There are many new programs by the meat industry and others to inform consumers about how to prevent food poisoning.

49.   They want the meat industry and government to help, too.

50.   Through old-fashioned lobbying and committee hearing testimonials, S.T.O.P. shook loose the meat industry that had been immune to government intervention for decades.