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Latest BSE Statistics for Europe The EU Beef Crisis NEWS MEDIA MAFF/SEAC/UK BSE Inquiry * Other Governmental Sources NGOs -- some major ressources! Academic/Educational/Persons Journals and Articles * PRUSINER International organisations * WHO * OIE MAILING LISTS Non-English sites Another angle to BSE

EU Beef Crisis

• European Union beef crisis news, notes and documents:

  The EU banned British beef export 27 March 1996
  After the beef ban : April 1996 * May 1996 * June 1996 * July 1996 * August 1996 * September 1996 * October 1996 * November 1996 * December 1996 * January 1997 * February 1997 * March 1997 * April 1997 * May 1997 * June 1997 *

• The EU Beef market stalls, subsidized slaughter of calves is proposed to curb beef production. 100,000's tons of beef are once again mounting in subsidy cold storage as in the past
• But please...Let's keep it cool .. Une Attitude froide. The commission called for moderation when handling the BSE issue at a Standing Veterinary Committe meeting in 1990 Read the Words, the Article, the Memorandum, and the Official Minutes from the meeting.
• The European Parliament (EP) in September 1996 initiated an inquiry into the EU's handling of BSE -- especially interesting is the question if trade has been given priority -- and were the human health risk downplayed?
• The verdict was harsh, read the final report from the EP BSE Inquiry which was adopted by the European Parliament 7 February 1997.
• Previously, BSE-CJD Our Health at risk?, a Hearing at the European Parliament was held 24 and 25 June 1996,
• and the Economic and Social Committee issued a statement on The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis and its wide-ranging consequences for the EU 10 July 1996
• For historical perspective: What did the European Parliament think of BSE 10 years ago? Read the European Parliament BSE Working document 1990
• EU Veterinary Medicinal Products Note for Guidance,

  MAFF/SEAC/UK BSE INQUIRY

• UK BSE Inquiry Homepage Includes a massive amount of transcripts from sessions, witness statements, and factual accounts. The final report has been a daunting task, as has not yet been concluded.
• SEAC
  SEAC, the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee is a committee which advises the UK MAFF and DOE on BSE:
• 22 March 1996, Mike Painter, SEAC member, Briefing document to the PROMED-mailing list

• MAFF
  • The UK Ministry of Agriculture has an extensive complex of BSE-pages. MAFF Information on BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
  • MAFF, UK: Programme to eradicate BSE in the United Kingdom 31 May 1996. The IAO enhanced version for the web.
  • BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY IN GREAT BRITAIN Progress report from MAFF November 1995.
  • MAFF, UK: News releases

  NGOs

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy AN IMPORTANT BSE RESSOURCE on the WEB -- Investigate it!
  UK: Steven Dealler's Web complex on BSE: BSE Facts, history, addresses, and lots more -- also gossip and BSE poetry.
• BSE ("Mad Cow Disease") UK Institute of Food Science & Technology: Position statement -- regularly updated important summary of the state of our knowledge.
• The Official Mad Cow Page -- from The Sperling Biomedical Foundation Note: THIS IS A MAJOR BSE/CJD RESSOURCE on the WEB. Investigate!
• Roland Heynkes - Germany A very comprehensive and well structured collection of ressources made by molecular biologist Roland Heynkes.
• McSpotlight's site on mad cow disease
• Some important facts noted by James Wood, Animal Health Trust, UK

• BSE evolution: Presentation at a conference for veterinarians, Dr. Don Franco from the National Renderer's Association.
• Transcripts from the USDA/FDA Symposium in Riverdale, MD, US on 13-14 May 1996 The conference was sponsored by the US Animal Plant Health Inspection Service from USDA & Center for Vet Medicine from FDA.

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NONENGLISH SITES

• INRA "Vache folle en ligne"
• Prion intro page (French language) edited by Philippe Dessen at INFOBIOGEN