- Certain types of English sausage could be banned by the
Government following a new BSE scare.
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- Scientists have warned that sheep's intestines - used
in 15% of sausages - could be banned because three might be a risk of the
product spreading BSE/CJD to humans.
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- Other advice offered includes recommending that baby
food cans containing lamb are clearly marked showing the country of origin
of the meat.
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- The advice has been made to the Food Safety Authority
by scientists who have stressed that the link has not been proved.
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- Instead, the precautions are a measure designed to further
shorten the theoretical risk of humans contracting CJD - the human form
of mad cow disease.
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- The Safety Agency has also been advised to alert Muslim
and Afro Caribbean people to take extra care as they are amongst the largest
lamb eating groups in the UK.
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- The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
welcomed the warning but stressed that there was no proven risk and as
such, would be no departmental action taken.
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- No sheep in the UK have ever tested positive to date
for any presence of BSE.
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