Re: BBC2 9pm Tonight - The BSE Crisis
Originally Posted by
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Where is the evidence that vcjd is caused by eating infected animals ? I dont mean "maybe, or "could" be I want the actual data showing the conclusive evidence.
What other countries in the EU that had bse infected cattle faced the ban on exports and the wholesale slaughter we faced?
The french even ignored their problem.
The scale of other countries problems was minuscule compared to the UK’s self inflicted epidemics day most likely within the norms of the natural occurrence of the disease Even the village idiot could understand that
The french certainly bought our infected feed but the number of cases as per your link is extremely low in comparison to the UK figures
From last nights programme it seems the greatest risk was from recovered meat (sludge) which was used in popular low cost products and pet food in the UK. I seem to remember it was only beef on the bone from cattle over a given age was banned from sale
As the safety of British beef was uncertain the rest of the world rightly undertook whatever protective actions they deemed necessary
If the UK had concerns over foreign herds they should have taken the appropriate action
If you want absolute proof perhaps you should offer yourself as a laboratory test subject if you are so certain there is no link to CJD