Bovine spongiform encephalopathy measures

MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). 2005. Enforcement regulation for the law on special measures against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ordinance No. 110, Article 2. Tokyo, Japan. 

There is a lack of practical laboratory assays to detect bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)-like agents so the potential introduction of these agents into the process must be controlled by avoiding bovine-based materials, using materials from low-risk bovine tissues, and/or sourcing materials from countries with good BSE control measures [21],... 

EC (2000). Decision 2000/776/EC of Dec. 4,2000, concerning certain protection measures with regard to bovine spongiform encephalopathy and the feeding of animal proteins. 

Ferguson, N.M., Donnelly, C.A., 2003. Assessment of the risk posed by bovine spongiform encephalopathy in cattle in Great Britain and the impact of potential changes to current control measures. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 270, 1579—1584. 

The ban on the use of animal meals in CFs [10] is one of the measures that have been taken in the EU to stop the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and to prevent its re-emergence. 

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