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Richard Lacey on BSE and risk denial

Title
Richard Lacey on BSE and risk denial
Genre
Interview
TX Date
25 Mar 1996
Year of production
1996
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Duration
00:00:15
Description
The EU is expected to announce today whether British beef will be banned right across Europe in the wake of the BSE scare. The Government is also considering slaughtering four million cows to eradicate any risk. Leading microbiologist Professor Richard Lacey says we must acknowledge that there is a problem and take firm action.
Contributors
Richard Lacey
Keywords
Government; Health; Meat; Food; Illness; Transmission; CJD; Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease; Animal products; BSE; Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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