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Written question asked by Kevin Barron (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 December 1996. It was answered by Baroness Browning (Conservative) on Wednesday, 4 December 1996 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.


Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question
What assessment he has made of the risks of transmission to humans of BSE or its human CJD variant through (a) milk, (b) cheese, (b) butter, (d) yoghurt and (e) cream; what evidence he has evaluated that BSE or its human Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease variant cannot be transmitted to humans through dairy products; and if he will make a statement; what assessment he has made of the relative risks of transmission to humans of BSE or its human Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease variant through dairy products, muscle meat and animal offal.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
286 c720-1W;286 c718-9W; 7138;7139;7137
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Cattle Dairy products Diseases Disease control Milk Offal BSE CJD Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee Transmissible encephalopathies