- Public concern over the risks of contracting the human
form of mad cow disease from food has risen 17pc in the last year, according
to a survey out today.
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- Supermarket chain Iceland's Food You Can Trust study
showed 43pc of the public are worried about BSE in the food chain and the
risks of contracting New-variant Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease.
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- Half of parents are also growing more concerned about
BSE in food, up 19pc on last year, and concern about meat products such
as beefburgers far outstrips worries on other types of food.
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- "It's not surprising to see that BSE/ CJD is still
very much top of the agenda as there is serious lack of public confidence
in the food industry and those who regulate it," Iceland's managing
director Russell Ford, said.
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- The wide-ranging study also reports 31pc of men are worried
about how much saturated fat they are eating, compared with 29pc of women.
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