Lawmakers within the ruling coalition were left aghast by a scathing report submitted last week by a panel investigating the government's handling of mad cow disease.
Criticizing the farm ministry's "grave blunders" and "serious policy errors," the report distinguishes itself somewhat from those complied by typical government-commissioned panels.
It was still a modest affair, however, compared with its draft, which was made public late last month.
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