British beef ban in Germany

Title

British beef ban in Germany

Genre

Interview

TX Date

26 Jan 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:47

Description

Interview with UK Agriculture Minister John Gummer in Bonn on the West German agriculture minister refusing to accept British beef for sale due to BSE fears despite the EC saying it is safe, and ongoing work to get the ban lifted. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

John Gummer

Keywords

Imports; Exports; UK; Beef; Germany; Food safety; Beef industry; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Germany FR; EC

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