The USDA has an approved method they use to test fewer than 1% of US Cattle for Mad Cow Disease. Some farmers would like to use this same method to test 100% of their cattle to ensure their meat is safe for consumers; however, now the USDA is declaring these tests to be "useless". If the test is accurate enough to be able to catch something when only 1% of the population is sampled, then why not test all 100%? The USDA is afraid of false positives, i.e. a healthy cow could accidentally be labeled as sick, causing a panic over US meat. Notice that they do NOT mention any concern over false negatives, i.e. a sick cow being sent to consumers...
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