Ministers ‘misled’ public on BSE

Conservative ministers and their officials repeatedly misled the public about the threat to human health posed by mad cow disease, according to the official BSE inquiry report, which was published on 26 October 2000. The long-awaited report said the crisis had been made worse by an over-riding desire to avoid a health scare, poor communication between government departments, and bureaucratic delays in responding to scientific warnings about the risks.

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http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090505194948/http:/bseinquiry.gov.uk http://collections.europarchive.org/tna/20090505194948/http:/bseinquiry.gov.uk

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