...Stephen Dealler A single case of a BSE infection was reported in June 2000 in a cow that had been born after the feed regulations were introduced in early August 1996 (born after the ban; a 1996‐BAB). This article is aimed at showing how, and when it can be claimed, that such cattle are either...

... Group on Biotechnology. Mintel (1999), Consumer Attitudes towards Gm Foods , Mintel , 11 August. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Food Retail trade Genetically modified food New product development BSE During the last four decades of the twentieth century the UK’s major food...

...Paul R. Baines; Phil Harris Outlines the role of the Meat Livestock Commission in dealing with the BSE/CJD crisis in the UK meat industry. It covers the re‐launch of British beef, the history of the BSE crisis, the decline of the export market for beef and the increasingly political nature...

...David Jukes MEPs are ‘‘extremely concerned at the sharp rise in cases of BSE in Portugal’’, which prompted the Commission to ban exports of live cattle,meat-and-bone meal and beef and veal from Portugal in November 1998, and demand that those responsible for illegal exports of British beef...

...Philip Thomas; Martin Newby The authors welcome the debate hosted by the British Food Journal on the likely size of the outbreak of New Variant CJD, if it is caused by eating BSE‐contaminated beef. We are pleased that there is a substantial measure of agreement between our estimates and those...

... variance and the size of the outbreak. The mean mortality period is estimated to lie in the range six to 16 years, with low variances associated with the lower values of mean mortality period (< ten years) that are indicated as most likely. If BSE is indeed the cause of vCJD, then the number of human...

...David Jukes © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> BSE Report Second BSE follow-up report The number of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) cases in the European Union (EU) has further declined. In 1998 (January to October), it came down to 1,567 reported cases. Last year,4,454...

...David Jukes © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Export controls BSE BSE and the UK export ban The EU Standing Veterinary Committee on the 4 November 1998 voted in favour of lifting the UK beef export ban. The proposal on the Date-Based Export Scheme will have been...

... the requirement for certification, even in relation to goods which are imported directly. BSE European Commission European Union Free trade The crisis which has enveloped the British beef industry may be seen by some as an “outrage” in the face of the principle of free movement of goods, a central...

... Outlines the scientific evidence surrounding the occurrences of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and Creutzfeldt‐Jakob Disease (CJD) in the UK. Examines the background to and development of the recent outbreaks and their possible causes. Looks in detail at the role of prions...

...David M. Taylor Transmissible degenerative encephalopathy agents are relatively resistant to standard decontamination procedures. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agent was inactivated by sodium hypochlorite but not sodium dichloroisocyanurate; 1M or 2M sodium hydroxide was unreliable for BSE...

...Clephan M. Palmer The BSE crisis was triggered on 20 March 1996 by the statement from the Secretary of State for Health concerning the possible link between BSE and new variant CJD. Begins by discussing the state of the UK beef industry and British beef market prior to the announcement. Then looks...

...Rupert Loader; Jill E. Hobbs Analyses the likely impact of the recent bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis on the organization of the UK beef supply chain. Using concepts from New Institutional Economics, argues that, in addition to the direct financial costs of the crisis, additional...

...S.F. Dealler; J.T. Kent BSE has now been transmitted orally to 16 species, and appears to have infected over 50 per cent of UK dairy herds, these representing over 85 per cent of UK dairy cattle. It now seems that BSE may be passed from cow to calf and hence the banning of infected feed in 1988 has...

...R.W. Lacey Considers recent developments in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)and their relation to Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (CJD). Sheep scrapie is now known to be irrelevant to the cause of both BSE and CJD. The range of species of animals acquiring novel spongiform encephalopathies...

...Stephen F. Dealler Defines the number of recorded cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the UK as comprising those reported to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) and checked by them using histopathological techniques. Proposes that, if it is assumed that BSE...

...Richard W. Lacey Evidence for the spread of the agent responsible for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) continues to accrue. Hopes that the ban on feeding concentrates to cattle in July 1988 would result in the resolution of the epidemic have not been fulfilled, since the number of BSE cases...

...C.H. Tilston; R. Sear; R.J. Neale; K. Gregson Examines the perceptions of consumers towards beef and beef products following the 1990 outbreak of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy(BSE) and changes in purchasing behaviour by a survey, in 1991, of a total of 252 consumers in two locations. Results...

...Richard Lacey Of the many warnings of dangerous food given by the Government between 1988 and 1992, it is only with listeriosis that there is any evidence of improvement. The whole basis of Government action on BSE has now been shown to be flawed in that the extraordinarily optimistic hope...