EFSA SAYS NO NEED TO TEST HEALTHY STOCK FOR BSE IN EIGHT EU MEMBER STATES
October 1st, 2012
BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS
THERE is no more need to test healthy livestock in Britain, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands and Spain to be 95% sure they are not affected by Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a scientific report from by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has recommended. Testing of animals at risk - as is currently done - would be sufficient to meet this level of certainty, EFSA reported - animals showing clinical signs of BSE before slaughter, livestock undergoing emergency slaughter and fallen stock over 48 ...
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