Follow Ups | Post Followup | Back to Discussion Board | VegSource

From: TSS ()
Subject: sporadic CJD during the century might have it's origins from eating contaminated beef incubating from animals exhibiting BSE
Date: February 24, 2006 at 2:21 pm PST

BSE INQUIRY DAY 1 MARCH 9, 1998

snip...page 29-30

MR WALKER: They have been doing some research on it. I hope we shall have some evidence about it in due course. I cannot promise it for March, I should say. We will be looking at that later in the year.

There is a possibility which deserves mention. I mention it as no more than a possibility, and that is that sporadic CJD during the century might have it's

page 112

origins from eating contaminated beef incubating from animals exhibiting BSE. I am not sure how much research has been done into that, but it is something which the Committee may wish to consider. I emphasize again that this account I have given of scientific matters is very preliminary. There will be ample opportunity as the Inquiry proceeds to hear much more about science and to examine the matter in some detail. ..............snip...end...TSS

Smith Bernal Ltd (0171-404 1400) Min-U-ScriptR (31) Page 113-Page 116 tss

http://www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/

Follow Ups:

Post a Followup