Don't give the Brits too much credit!!

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Dear Bev,

My lap top is behaving tonight following my home-made repair, so I'll risk

a tongue-in-cheek message:

" Don't give the Brits too much credit "

Best wishes etc., Lynette.

At 09:57 AM 12/11/98 EST, you wrote:

>I wish the US would get smart and adopt the same policies as the UK...

>Beverly G.

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>Dear Roland,

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>

>>>

>>do you know that blood products are still allowed to be used in feed

>>stuff? It seems as if it is also allowed to become exported. This may

>>be a a possible way of post MBM ban BSE infections and I really don't

>>understand why one can take this completely unnecessary risk.

>>

>This has, I think, particularly come to our attention through the mention,

>in the SVS report on the Feed Survey in the BSE Enforcement Bulletin.

>Referring to a very low proportion of positive and inconclusive results, it

>mentions that

> " A positive or inconclusive result does _not_ necessarily mean a breach of

>the ban. The lawful incorporation of, for example blood products or other

>protein (not MBM) in non-ruminant rations may give rise to a positive ELISA

>test result. All positive or inconclusive results are fully investigated " .

>

>I have made a phone enquiry today to MAFF, and was put in touch with the

>MAFF official who supplies the Feed Survey information for the BSE

>Enforcement Bulletin, and he explained

>

>(a) mammalian MBM is not permitted in feed for farm animals;

>(b)other mammalian protein (including blood) is not permitted in ruminant

>feed;

>© other mammalian protein (including blood) is permitted in non-ruminant

>feed;

>(d) non-ruminant feed is handled in separate feed mills to avoid

>cross-contamination.

>

>Regards

>Ralph

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