Press Release: British beef gets European food safety chiefs’ backing

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced, on 12 May 2004, that the UK's BSE risk status should be reduced from 'high' to 'moderate', the same as most other EU countries, later in 2004.

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http://www.efsa.europa.eu/press_room/press_release/444_en.html http://www.efsa.europa.eu/press_room/press_release/444_en.html

http://www.efsa.europa.eu/press_room/press_release/444/pr_biohaz01_ef55_ef56_v2_en2.pdf http://www.efsa.europa.eu/press_room/press_release/444/pr_biohaz01_ef55_ef56_v2_en2.pdf

http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/bse/index.html http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/bse/index.html

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