EFSA ADVISES ON PLANNED TESTS INTO ATYPICAL BSE
July 5th, 2014
A LABORATORY protocol for studying unusual ‘atypical’ cases of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) has been developed by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The European Union (EU) agency was asked to develop the guidance by the European Commission, which is concerned about gaps in knowledge of such outbreaks. An EFSA note said that so far, 80 cases of atypical BSE have been reported by EU member states since 2001. It said: “All atypical BSE cases have been detected by active surveillance, typically in animals over eight years of age, with a ...
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