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US gets the all clear for BSE

21/02/2013

The Scientific Commission for the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has updated its advice concerning the US risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to "negligible”. The US had been classified “controlled” after a case of BSE was found in California in April. In August, an investigation into the incident by the US ...

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