Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Additional protection measures set to guard U.S. against BSE

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 1st, 2004

Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman announced additional safeguards to bolster the U.S. protection systems against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and further protect public health.

"For more than a decade, the United States has had in place an aggressive surveillance, detection and response program for BSE," said Veneman. "While we are confident that the United States has safeguards and firewalls needed to protect public health, these additional actions will further strengthen our protection systems."

Veneman said the policies have been under consideration for many months, especially since the finding of a case of BSE in Canada in May...

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