BSE detection shows effective workings of surveillance, industry groups say

The public have been reassured there is zero risk to public health

Chris Brayford
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Zero risk to human health

Industry organisations have hailed the effective workings of the surveillance systems following the detection of a case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the UK for the first time...

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