Abstract:Sir-In my capacity as chairman of the UK Food Standards Agency, I read Christl Donnelly's paper (Nature 408, 787-788; 2000) while it was being prepared for publication, and would like to comment on issues of food safety and policy raised by Donnelly's conclusions. Although the study of the French BSE epidemic is made in the context of the situation in the United Kingdom, there are some points that may have broader implications for the European situation as a whole. Following the 4 December meeting of the Agric… Show more
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