BSE RISKS
August 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE RISK that American cattle are infected with BSE is high, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded, and without changes to US rendering or feeding practice, "the probability of cattle to be (pre-clinically or clinically) infected with BSE persistently increases". Assessing data from 1980, EFSA experts have noted that BSE was probably imported into USA in the mid 1980's, being later rendered into feed. The authority claimed that the risk of BSE exposure "grew significantly in the mid 90's when domestic cattle, infected by imported ...
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