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UK BSE risk downgraded to negligible by global animal health body

Meat industry backs move which will boost beef exports following ban

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
The UK’s risk rating status for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been downgraded to negligible
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The UK’s risk rating status for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been downgraded to negligible

The UK's risk rating status for BSE has been downgraded to negligible by the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). Defra described the decision as offering a major boost for the food and farm...

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