January 29, 2007

Misidentified cow entered food chain

The Food Standards Agency has been notified that a cow believed to have been born before 1 August 1996 has entered the human food chain.
Meat from cattle born or reared in the UK before 1 August 1996 cannot be placed on the market – that is sold, supplied (whether or not in return for payment) or stored for supply.
This cow tested negative for BSE and specified risk material was removed, that is, those parts of the carcass that would contain more than 99% of any infectivity that would be present if the animal had BSE. These factors mean that any public health risk arising from this possible failure in BSE controls would be low. LINK

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