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...life expectancy of a good piece of beef at a Washington reception is about 20 minutes. But at a party for the 25th anniversary of Masterpiece Theatre at the British Embassy, the guests scarfed up all the salmon and ignored the filet. Is succumbing to the Mad-Cow Scare any way to treat the folks who brought us The Jewel in the Crown, Lord Peter Wimsey and House of Cards? Buck up and pass the meat...
...YEARS BRITISH GOVERNMENT OFFIcials have repeated the message: The "mad-cow disease" that has killed thousands of British cattle over the past decade represents no danger to humans. Just last December Prime Minister John Major insisted that there was "no scientific evidence" that the fatal brain infection, called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), could be transmitted through beef products...
Since its first appearance in Britain in 1985, mad-cow disease has killed more than 150,000 head of cattle. Some scientists have maintained for years that BSE could cause Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which generally affects older people, causing symptoms similar to Alzheimer's. Last week's announcement was made by the National Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit, in Edinburgh. Press reports identified 10 victims of Creutzfeldt-Jakob, all under the age of 42. They most likely contracted the disease through contact with BSE. Eight of them have died, and the remaining two are gravely ill. All 10 are believed...
...European Commission decided Wednesday to uphold a ban on the export of British beef to the 15-nation European Union and third countries. The decision followed a period of indecision and retraction earlier this week as Europe and Britain reeled under the weight of consumer panic over "mad cow disease", a bovine brain sickness which may be linked to a similar illness in humans. The prospect of a ban has already devastated the England's cattle industry, reports TIME's Helen Gibson: "As national hamburger chains like McDonald's and Burger King canceled their British beef orders, cattle were left...
LONDON: The European Commission appears to be backing off a surreptitious announcement Monday night that it would ban British beef from the 15-nation European Union. A formal decision, due Wednesday, could still go either way as popular fears of so-called Mad Cow Disease mount. Late Monday, the Commission's veterinary committee voted over British objections to ban meat and other products made from cattle. Soon after, Commission President Jacques Santer agreed to a request from Prime Minister John Major to reconsider the issue based on more scientific evidence. Tuesday, the Commission said its decision had not been final...