Starting next October, abattoirs in all European Union countries will have to
remove and destroy brains and other tissues that carry BSE from cattle
carcasses. Countries that officially have BSE-infected cattle already do this.
The European Commission had tried for four years to make BSE-free member states
take the precaution as well, but the measure was voted down. Denmark changed
sides after its first BSE case last year and Finland and Italy have also had a
change of heart. Italy was deemed “likely” to have BSE, despite official
denials, in a recent Commission assessment
(New Scientist, 10 June, p 4)…
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