Experts have warned against relaxing surveillance of mad cow disease in the UK
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Last Update: 2002-05-16
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Lead: London, May 14 (Reuters) - a BSE consultant in the UK has warned against easing rules on the sale of aged beef a week after authorities announced the BSE monitoring law To combat the human version of BSE, the Jacques disease, the UK banned the sale of beef from cattle over 30 months of age The rule, also known as the "over 30 month plan" (OTMS), has been in place in the UK since 1996, when scientists made a possible link between BSE and vccd Last week, the FSA said it would review the rules One possible alternative to OTMS is BSE testing of cattle over 30 months of age But Professor Roy Anderson, a member of the UK sponge encephalopathy Advisory Council (SEAC), disagrees He believes that OTMS is better than detection method because the sensitivity of detection method for livestock in BSE incubation period cannot be determined "Think about it, BSE has a five-year incubation period My main concern is the sensitivity of the detection method The public has a wrong sense of security about the detection method " Professor Anderson said that he had no intention of derogating from the school review plan of Fas, which in fact was jointly undertaken by Fas and the SEAC he worked for BSE was found in cattle in the UK as early as 1986 and has been blamed for spreading the virus to other European countries and causing consumer panic (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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