Beef: Horse Meat January 2013 Lord Hansard U.K. follow up horse DNA found in some burgers
Beef: Horse Meat
Mr Bradshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether inspections
by the UK Food Safety and Food Standards Authorities routinely involve DNA
testing to identify the contamination of foodstuffs. [138441]
Anna Soubry[holding answer 21 January 2013]: The analysis of food products
using DNA-based methodology is an established technique and used routinely by
United Kingdom official control laboratories and commercial laboratories. These
tests are used most often to determine fish species in food products, and
presence of genetically modified organisms. Six UK official control laboratories
are able to analyse meat to determine whether it contains horse DNA using
DNA-based methodology.
The DNA analysis method is only one of the analytical methods available to
determine whether substitution of meat has taken place. Other analytical methods
include ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immuno-absorbent Assays) testing kits that match
proteins present in a food product with proteins present in known meat
species.
Each year, local authorities carry out a substantial amount of sampling of
meat identification to ensure that the meat species in meat products match the
expectations of the label description. In 2012, at least 796 samples were tested
for meat identification (testing for other meat species in meat products) as
part of local authority risk-based sampling programmes. While some of the
samples were found unsatisfactory, none had been tested for presence of horse
meat.
Mr Bradshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he was informed
about the sale of beef burgers on sale in Britain which were possibly
contaminated with horse and pork meat; and what steps he has taken in response
to this information. [138442]
Anna Soubry[holding answer 21 January 2013]: The Food Standards Agency
(FSA) was notified by Food Safety Authority Ireland on 14 January that they were
proposing to report on the analysis carried out into a number of meat products;
including beef burgers, which revealed that some contained horse and pig
DNA.
The FSA has launched an urgent investigation into this issue and are
working closely with the Department for Environment; Food and Rural Affairs on
this. A four-point plan has been published on the FSA website at:
Mr Bradshaw: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he plans
to take against those retailers who have sold inaccurately labelled meat
products. [138473]
Anna Soubry[holding answer 21 January 2013]: The food businesses which the
Food Safety Authority Ireland survey named as having sold inaccurately labelled
products, are under investigation by local authority officers who are
responsible for enforcing food composition and safety legislation. These
investigations may lead to formal action.
16 January 2013
FSA investigation into horse DNA found in some burgers
The Food Standards Agency is investigating urgently how a number of beef
products on sale in the UK and Republic of Ireland came to contain some traces
of horse and pig DNA.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland reported yesterday (Tuesday, 15
January) that an analysis they carried out into the authenticity, or labelling
accuracy, of a number of burger products revealed that some contained horse and
pig DNA.
In particular, 27 beefburger products were analysed, with 10 of the 27
products (37%) testing positive for horse DNA and 23 (85%) testing positive for
pig DNA. In nine of the ten beefburger samples, horse DNA was found at very low
levels. In one sample from Tesco, the level of horse DNA indicated that horse
meat was present and accounted for approximately 29% of the total meat content
of the burger.
All of the retailers involved so far have removed potentially affected
products from their shelves.
The FSA has been in contact overnight with the retailers and producers
named in the FSAI survey and has called a meeting this afternoon with a wider
range of food industry representatives to discover the extent of the potential
problem and to investigate how this contamination might have occurred.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Horse Meat, slaughter for consumption USA
snip...
Greetings,
for what it’s worth.
I am against horse slaughter for consumption or any other purpose i.e.
fertilizer, plastic, fuel, etc.
I am against the use of primates in scientific studies. because arguments
will always persist on proof of human relation from any given study. However, I
am for Human use in place of Primates in these studies. I said it long ago.
Death Row inmates. compensate the families and do the studies on these death row
inmates. it could be the last good thing they ever do. just my opinion.
For horses, they should use the same policy they use in the USA for old
diseased mad cows, i.e. SSS policy. shoot, shovel, and shut up. either bury them
or incinerate them. again, just my opinion.
there is no humanity anymore $$$
It brings me to the old movie. how many times do old movies come true?
strange...
'soyent green'.
see ;
Soylent Green is a 1973 dystopian science fiction movie depicting a future
in which overpopulation lead to depleted resources, which in turn leads to
widespread unemployment and poverty. Real fruit, vegetables, and meat are rare,
commodities are expensive, and much of the population survives on processed food
rations, including "soylent green" wafers.
The film overlays the science fiction and police procedural genres as it
depicts the efforts of New York City police detective Robert Thorn (Charlton
Heston) and elderly police researcher Sol Roth (Edward G. Robinson) to
investigate the brutal murder of a wealthy businessman named William R. Simonson
(Joseph Cotten). Thorn and Roth uncover clues which suggest that it is more than
simply a bungled burglary.
snip...
After Roth dies, Thorn sneaks into the basement of the government-assisted
suicide facility, where he sees corpses being loaded onto waste disposal trucks.
He secretly hitches a ride on one of the trucks, which is driven to a heavily
guarded waste disposal plant. Once inside the plant, Thorn sees how the corpses
are processed into Soylent Green wafers. After Thorn escapes from the plant and
heads for the supreme exchange with the information, he is ambushed by Fielding
and several other gunmen. In the shootout, Thorn kills some of the gunmen, but
is himself wounded. He retreats into a cathedral filled with homeless people.
After a desperate fight, Thorn stabs and kills Fielding.
When police backup arrives, the seriously wounded and nearly hysterical
Thorn confides to Hatcher the horrible secret behind Soylent Green and urges him
to spread the word: "Soylent Green is people! We've got to stop them somehow!"
don’t believe me, were almost there ;
IN CONFIDENCE
SUSPECT BSE IN A HORSE
CYO BSE 1 9
IN CONFIDENCE
SUSPECT BSE IN A HORSE
The Parliamentary Secretary (Mr Maclean) will wish to be aware that, in
making his differential diagnosis, a veterinary surgeon in the Reading area has
included the possibility of BSE in a horse under his care. Although it is
unlikely to be BSE, because of the symptoms exhibited the veterinarian believes
that he cannot exclude the possibility. The case was brought to the notice of
one of the veterinary staff at the CVL by the owner's veterinary surgeon and
liaison is being maintained.
The horse in question is a five-year old eventing gelding which was
purchased by the present owner about four months ago. Approximately two months
after purchase the animal became a little apprehensive, developed mild nervous
symptoms and became over-sensitive to noise. The nervous symptoms have increased
and the horse is now practically impossible to ride. Investigations by the
owner's private veterinary surgeon are continuing but it is likely that the
animal will have to be destroyed.
If the horse should die or be destroyed, a full post-mortem examination
will be required for insurance purposes and will probably be carried out at a
non-Ministry laboratory. However, Mr Bradley of the Pathology Department, CVL,
has informed the private veterinary surgeon that he is willing to provide a
second opinion on the brain histology if requested.
I will keep the Parliamentary Secretary informed of any further
developments in the case.
I CRAWFORD
14 May 1990
Mr M P H Hill, PS/Parliamentary secretary (Mr Maclean) - by FAX
cc:
Private Offices
Mr K C Meldrum
Mrs E A J Attridge D J Evans Mr K C Taylor Mr R Lawson Mr R Bradley. CVL
(hand written notes i cannot read all (cut short) as follows...tss)
The Parliamentary Secretary (Mr Maclean was grateful for this. He said that
we must keep very close to ...on it, and when the horse dies, or is put down we
must be told immediately. He also feels it is very important that our veterinary
staff be involved in the brain examination. .........(cannot read the rest
.............TSS)
90/05.14/10.1
Mr A Huws Principal WOAD2A CP2
SUSPECT BSE IN A HORSE
You will wish to be aware that on Thursday afternoon 25 June the T/DVO
Powys received a phone call from a veterinary Surgeon reporting his suspicion
that a horse had ___contracted BSE after having been fed cattle cake___.
The clinical symptoms described were similar to those shown by cattle there
___being a similar case some months ago on the same premises___.
The owner' s name and address is:
Irene Thomas J Thomas & Company Riding Stables Penybryn Llangorse
Brecon
The horse is a 12 year old gelding used for pony trekking.
By yesterday evening the horse was in a comatose state and on humane
grounds was destroyed by the veterinary Surgeon. At his request a full post
mortem and laboratory investigation will be carried out at the Carmarthen
Veterinary Investigation Centre this morning to ascertain the exact cause; I
have been told this will take at least two weeks. Charges to the veterinary
Surgeon have been waived in this instance.
I will inform you immediately I receive a diagnosis.
26 June 1990
D SUMMERS DRVO
cc
Mr D R Williams, RVO
Mr A R Hunter, SVIO
90/06.26/10.1
Mr A Huws Principal WOAD2A CP2
SUSPECT BSE IN A HORSE
You will wish to be aware that on Thursday afternoon 25 June the T/DVO
Powys received a phone call from a veterinary Surgeon reporting his suspicion
that a horse had contracted BSE after having been fed cattle cake. The clinical
symptoms described were similar to those shown by cattle there being a similar
case some months ago on the same premises.
The owner' s name and address is:
Irene Thomas J Thomas & Company Riding Stables Penybryn Llangorse
Brecon
The horse is a 12 year old gelding used for pony trekking.
By yesterday evening the horse was in a comatose state and on humane
grounds was destroyed by the veterinary Surgeon. At his request a full post
mortem and laboratory investigation will be carried out at the Carmarthen
Veterinary Investigation Centre this morning to ascertain the exact cause; I
have been told this will take at least two weeks. Charges to the veterinary
Surgeon have been waived in this instance.
I will inform you immediately I receive a diagnosis.
26 June 1990
D SUMMERS DRVO
cc
Mr D R Williams, RVO
Mr A R Hunter, SVIO
90/06.26/10.1
full text ;
Thursday, January 17, 2013
FSA notified of two breaches of BSE testing regulations 14 January 2013
we know that horses, especially quarter horses and show horses are fed feed
with high animal protein content, and it’s perfectly legal.
see ;
Nonprohibited Materials:
These feed materials CAN be fed to ruminants.
A. The following protein products derived from mammals, including
ruminants, are exempt from the Ruminant Feed Ban rule and CAN be fed to
ruminants:
Blood and blood products
Milk products (milk and milk protein)
Pure porcine (pork) protein
Pure equine (horse) protein
Gelatin Inspected meat products, such as plate waste, which have been
cooked and offered for human food and further heat processed for animal feed.
snip... see full text ;
From: TSS
Subject: MAD COW/HORSE FEED BAN VIOLATIONS WARNING LETTER July 20, 2001 USA
Date: August 14, 2001 at 11:36 am PST
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
July 20, 2001
CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
WARNING LETTER Ref. KAN 2001-028
Mr. Eric N. Blomkuist, CEO Farnam Companies, Inc. 301 W. Osborn P.O. Box
34820 Phoenix, AZ 85013
Dear Mr. Blomkuist:
An inspection of your Council Bluffs, Iowa facility that serves as a
manufacturing/repackaging site for animal feed and as a distribution operation
for animal drugs and feeds conducted on June 13-20, 2001 by an Investigator
representing this office found significant deviations from the requirements set
forth in Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 589.2000 - Animal Proteins
Prohibited in Ruminant Feed. This regulation is intended to prevent the
establishment and amplification of Bovine Spongiform Encephalophathy (BSE)
within the borders of the United States. Such deviations cause products being
manufactured and/or distributed by your facility to be adulterated within the
meaning of Section 402(a)(4) and misbranded within the meaning of Section 403(F)
of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the Act).
The inspection revealed the following:
There are no written procedures demonstrating the clean-out process used to
prevent the cross- contamination of product. Your firm uses common equipment for
product manufactured with prohibited material and for feed and/or drugs that are
not.
Your firm distributes products that may contain prohibited material,
specifically Flex Free, Equinyl, Generation and Max Flex, that are not labeled
with the required cautionary statement "Do Not Feed to Cattle or Other
Ruminants"
The above is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of violations. As a
manufacturer of products intended for animal feed use you are responsible for
assuring that your overall operation and the products you manufacture and
distribute are in compliance with the law. At the conclusion of the inspection
Form FDA483, List of Inspectional Observations was issued to Ronald G. Adler,
Plant Manager identifying these and other deviations. A copy is enclosed for
your information.
Our Investigator reported a telephone discussion with Mr. Barry G. Harrison
who identified himself as the Corporate Counsel of the Farnam Companies, Inc.
During this discussion Mr. Harrison, reportedly, claimed the products in
question are exempt from the cautionary statement requirement. This claimed
exemption is based on the fact the products are intended only for the equine
market and your firm defines horses as pets. We cannot accept this claimed
exemption because while some horses may be held as pets, horses are also working
animals and in some parts of North America, food animals.
Based on our knowledge of working ranches, horse feed is often stored in
the same general area as ruminant feed making a conspicuous cautionary statenmit
vital on feeds and supplements, containing prohibited materials.
You should take prompt action to correct the above violations and to
establish procedures whereby such violations do not recur. Failure to make
immediate and lasting corrections may result in regulatory actions without
further notice including but not limiting to product seizure and/or injunction.
You should respond, in writing, Within 15 working days of the steps you
have taken to bring your firm into compliance with the law. Please include all
the steps you plan to take, the timeframe for completing these actions and any
documentation demonstrating the action's completion.
Your response should be directed to Ralph J. Gray, Compliance Officer at
the above address.
Sincerely, Charles W. Sedgwick District Director Kansas City District
Office
Cc: Mr. John C. Williams CEO, Manufacturing and Distribution Farnam
Companies, Inc, 1302 Law Ross Road Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Subject: Re: MAD COW/HORSE FEED BAN VIOLATIONS WARNING LETTER July 20, 2001
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 23:43:26 –0400
From: "Robert A. LaBudde"
Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
To: BSE-L@uni-karlsruhe.de
######## Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy #########
At 01:41 PM 8/14/01 -0700,
Terry wrote:
>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE
> >July 20, 2001
> >Our Investigator reported a telephone discussion with Mr. Barry G.
>Harrison who identified himself as the Corporate Counsel of the Farnam
>Companies, Inc. During this discussion Mr. Harrison, reportedly,
claimed
>the products in question are exempt from the cautionary statement
>requirement. This claimed exemption is based on the fact the products
>are intended only for the equine market and your firm defines horses as
>pets. We cannot accept this claimed exemption because while some horses
>may be held as pets, horses are also working animals and in some parts
>of North America, food animals.
> >Based on our knowledge of working ranches, horse feed is often
stored in
>the same general area as ruminant feed making a conspicuous cautionary
>statenmit vital on feeds and supplements,
>containing prohibited materials.
Terry:
Perhaps you should pester FDA about this "loophole". Apparently, "pet food"
does not have to bear the warning labels specified for food animals.
I can't see any serious objection to expanding the label requirement to ALL
animal food, not just food animals.
Also, horses are "ruminants", so it's disturbing that they might escape the
feed ban by being classified as "pets". Another good reason to extend the
warning labels and regulation to all animal foods.
Perhaps you could submit a request for ruling to the FDA on this issue to
propose amending the regulation to include all animal foods, including pet
foods.
================================================================
Robert A. LaBudde, PhD, PAS, Dpl. ACAFS e-mail: ral@lcfltd.com Least Cost
Formulations, Ltd. URL: http://lcfltd.com/ 824
Timberlake Drive Tel: 757-467-0954 Virginia Beach, VA 23464-3239 Fax:
757-467-2947
"Vere scire est per causas scire"
================================================================
Subject: Re: Horses & ruminants
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 12:41:29 +0200
From: Roland Heynkes
Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
To: BSE-L@uni-karlsruhe.de
######## Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy #########
Dear Robert and Oz,
>> Also, horses are "ruminants", so it's disturbing that they
>> might escape the feed ban by being classified as "pets".
>> Another good reason to >extend the warning labels and
>> regulation to all animal foods.
> > Just a note that horses are NOT ruminants, as I am sure
> robert knows from the quotes.
> They are however herbivores.
> It's also worth noting problems with x-infection found
> in the EU.
> although horses are not ruminants, it is of course a very poor idea to
exclude them from a feed ban. Unfortunately exactly this is the case even in
Germany, where horses are still excluded from the ban, if they are not intended
to become human food. As Oz mentioned, this opens an absolutely unnecessary
possibility for cross contaminations. Of course I repeatedly informed the
involved German politicians and authorities about this problem, but they are not
interested.
This perfectly fits to the fact, that most German authorities are still not
prepared to inform the public about the German BSE cases. If you are interested
in some information about this cases, you have to visit private Internet sites.
Instead most German authorities provide the public with down playing statements
and links to meat industry and marketing agencies. Links to sites with
scientific information about TSE safety problems are not allowed on this
official sites. Official sites with useful information comparable with those
that we all know from the UK, are not wanted in Germany.
This also perfectly fits to the fact, that it is at least in Germany well
known since 5 days for those who are interested in such information, that Dr.
Margit Herbst won the Whistleblower-Prize. You may be not surprised to learn,
that this prize is from a scientific association, not from politics. She gets
it, because she lost her job, just because she informed the public about the
fact that her superiors were not prepared to run the necessary pathological
examinations with more than 20 cattle, that she had found to show BSE symptoms
between 1990 and 1994 in just one German abattoir. At that time this was the
political signal for all German vets not to find any German BSE cases. And as
you know, the Bavarian vets were not prepared to let my speak about German BSE
risks even in May 2001.
I was interested to see, if any of the German members of this list would
forward this good news about Dr. Margrit Herbst. In my opinion it is absolutely
typical that this was not the case and that again I had to do this.
By the way, studying the British BSE statistics I found that the risk to
become infected, was sharply declining from birth to the age of about 6 months
and that for a given period of time the risk of infection was about 5-times as
high for a calf in comparison to adult animals. It is therefore clear, that many
cattle became infected only as adults. The detailed analysis will be on my site
until the end of this week.
kind regards
Roland
########### http://mailhost.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/warc/bse-l.html
############
Subject: Re: MAD COW/HORSE FEED BAN VIOLATIONS WARNING LETTER
July 20, 200 1 Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 13:52:58 –0400
From: "Cook, Nancy" Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
######## Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy #########
Robert, just wanted to comment on your request that the "Do not feed to
Cattle or other Ruminants" statement be placed on all animal feeds. In 1997, we
undertook a broad, five city survey to determine what effect that statement
might have in the marketplace if it occurred on pet food labels.
Overwhelmingly, and in all locations, an immediate and severe effect was
projected, not only into pet food, but into the Meat Counter as well, as people
struggled with the idea that "if it's not good for ruminants (whatever they
are?), why should I feed it to my pets, and oh, by the way, why should I eat
beef at all if it's a problem?"
The Office of Management and Budget agreed with our findings and advised
FDA that the labeling was not needed on pet food for retail sale or for
laboratory animal feed. However, salvage products are required to bear the
statement, since those products are often used for swine feed.
In most states, pets are classified as dogs and cats. Specialty pets are
other caged and "aquariumed" critters. Horses and rabbits are classified as
livestock.
Hope this is helpful.
Nancy K. Cook Pet Food Institute 2025 M Street, Suite 800 Washington, DC
20036 202-367-1120 202-367-2120 (fax)
Subject: Re: MAD COW/HORSE FEED BAN VIOLATIONS WARNING LETTER July 20, 2001
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 14:37:50 –0700
From: "Terry S. Singeltary Sr."
Reply-To: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
To: BSE-L@uni-karlsruhe.de References: 1
######## Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy #########
Greetings again List Members,
here is a bit of what was thought of pet foods and TSEs in the early days
of the BSE Inquiry;
What is meat and other material from scrapie-infected sheep used for - does
it include pet food and material for biological products?
Pet Food
As initial preclinical multiplication of the agent takes place in the
spleen and other parts of the lympho-reticular system (LRS) there is obviously
the possibility that scrapie infected material is used for pet food in addition
to material from clinically affected sheep. Sheep spleens are used exclusively
for pet foods and processed sheep heads are undoubtedly included.
Commercial canned pet food is subject to heat treatment. The following
treatments are employed by . . .
[A table has been deleted here for commercial-in-confidence reasons.]
snip...
HISTORY F.O.I.A.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
FOIA REQUEST FEED RECALL 2009 Product may have contained prohibited
materials Bulk Whole Barley, Recall # V-256-2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated with
prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals
may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
re-FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT contaminated with prohibited
material Recall # V-258-2009 and Recall # V-256-2009
From: Terry S. Singeltary Sr. To: CVMHomeP@cvm.fda.gov Cc:
FOIASTAFF@oig.usda.gov ; paffairs@oig.hhs.gov ; HHSTips@oig.hhs.gov ;
phyllis.fong@oig.usda.gov
FOIA REQUEST ON FEED RECALL PRODUCT 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals
may have been contaminated with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
September 4, 2009
TO:
Food and Drug Administration
Division of Freedom of Information (HFI-35)
Office of Shared Services
Office of Public Information and Library Services
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Or requests may be sent via fax to: fax number 301-443-1726 or
301-443-1719. If experience difficulty sending a fax, please call (301)
443-2414.
FROM:
Terry S. Singeltary Sr.
P.O. Box 42
Bacliff, Texas USA 77518
Greetings FDA FOIE, and the Honorable Phyllis Fong et al @ OIG FOIA,
ANOTHER FOIA REQUEST PLEASE !
PLEASE SEE FULL TEXT ;
Canine Spongiform Encephalopathy CSE TSE
>>> Is anybody even looking at the dogs..especially with CWD now
so widespread? <<<
NA, na, na........they know what they will find, Canine Spongiform
Encephalopathy, and it was documented, but then they decided not to push the
issue anymore, they had enough mad cow disease in different species to deal
with. so they screwed the brains up with dogs and deer in the UK. then we took a
page or two from the UKs testing protocols and USDA screwed the brains up with
cattle, again, and again, and again. then played the stupid card. ya can't fix
stupid. ... TSS
Monday, March 8, 2010
Canine Spongiform Encephalopathy aka MAD DOG DISEASE
Greetings,
Another Big Myth about Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy, is that TSE
will not transmit to dogs. This is simply NOT TRUE. IT is perfectly legal to
feed dogs and cats here in the USA bovine meat and bone meal. Canine dementia is
real. how many dogs and cats here in the USA are tested for mad cow disease ? I
just received this F.O.I.A. request, and thought I would post it here with a
follow up on MAD DOG DISEASE. This is a follow up with additional data I just
received on a FOIA request in 2009 ;
see full text, and be sure to read the BSE Inquiry documents toward the
bottom ;
http://caninespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2010/03/canine-spongiform-encephalopathy-aka.html
Monday, March 8, 2010
UPDATE 429,128 lbs. feed for ruminant animals may have been contaminated
with prohibited material Recall # V-258-2009
Monday, March 1, 2010
ANIMAL PROTEIN I.E. MAD COW FEED IN COMMERCE A REVIEW 2010
18. As it will probably be some months before the answer to No. 17 is
known, what steps if any would it be prudent to take in the meantime in
clinically affected animals covering a) meat, offal and meat products for human
consumption, b) milk, c) material used in the preparation of biologicals and d)
pet food?
snip...
Given the difficulties in abattoirs of identifying parts of a given carcass
it may be prudent to condemn, for any use, the whole carcass of affected
animals. This would seem to be politic given the possible fears from the public
of the risk of consuming products from affected animals and therefore unfairly
bring all animal products into disrepute.
6. Might there be a human risk from other animals, eg domestic pets?
If scrapie-infected sheep offal is the source of infection for cows, and
similar material has gone into pet food, what is the chance of dogs/cats also
being infected? Even if they do not show symptoms of disease (say because the
incubation period is longer than the natural life span) might they still be
infectious? Would there be any chance of transmission to humans through
scratches or bites?
snip...see more here;
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Horse Meat, slaughter for consumption USA
http://equinespongiformencephalopathy.blogspot.com/2012/01/horse-meat-slaughter-for-consumption.html
Saturday, January 05, 2013
Immunohistochemical Detection of Disease- Associated Prion Protein in the
Peripheral Nervous System in Experimental H-Type Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy
Saturday, December 15, 2012
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy: the effect of oral exposure dose on
attack rate and incubation period in cattle -- an update 5 December 2012
2012 atypical L-type BSE BASE California reports
SUMMARY REPORT CALIFORNIA BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY CASE
INVESTIGATION JULY 2012
Summary Report BSE 2012
Executive Summary
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Update from APHIS Regarding Release of the Final Report on the BSE
Epidemiological Investigation
Saturday, August 4, 2012
*** Final Feed Investigation Summary - California BSE Case - July 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease update As at 5th November 2012 UK, USA,
AND CANADA
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Human TSE report update North America, Canada,
Mexico, and USDA PRION UNIT as of May 18, 2012
type determination pending Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (tdpCJD), is on the
rise in Canada and the USA
Monday, December 31, 2012
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease and Human TSE Prion Disease in Washington State,
2006–2011-2012
Monday, January 14, 2013
Gambetti et al USA Prion Unit change another highly suspect USA mad cow
victim to another fake name i.e. sporadic FFI at age 16 CJD Foundation goes
along with this BSe
TSS
