Germany uses BSE fears to seek ban on British beef

Fears lessen for human BSE

Alarm bells rang eight years ago with the evidence that mad cow disease could pass from cows to humans via the food chain. But new research suggests that the disease, although still a problem in a number of countries, will have a limited effect on the human population.

British hunting ban had no effect on fox numbers

The Government’s Role in Stabilizing Beef Supply when BSE Strikes*

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also referred to as “mad cow disease”, has struck almost every major beef and diary production country. The recent outbreak in the U.S. proved that it is more than potential threat. Using a dynamic simulation model designed based on the particular population dynamics of beef production process, we show that the government intervention can improve the soci...

Impact of Beef Ban on Economy and Meat Processing Industry of India: A Complete Value Chain Analysis

The recent ban on cow slaughtering in India has brought into debate highly emotive and contentious issues to the forefront The meat industry is characterized by controls across the entire value-chain of production and sale, which not only hampers its efficiency but also exacerbates the. The growth and development in meat industry in particular and the country in general has multiple linkages wi...

Alternative BSE risk assessment methodology for beef and beef offal imported into Japan.

The Food Safety Commission (FSC) of Japan, established in July 2003, has its own initiative to conduct risk assessments on food stuffs known as "self-tasking assessment". Within this framework, the FSC decided to conduct a risk assessment of beef and beef offal imported into Japan from countries with no previous BSE reports; thus, a methodology was formed to suit to this purpose. This methodolo...