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From The Times
November 8, 2005

EU restricts sale of beef on bone

By Valerie Elliott

A ban was imposed in 1995 because of fears that consumers were at risk of contracting the human form of BSE, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). Ministers lifted the ban six years ago after advice that the meat was safe.

As part of negotiations to allow British beef exports to the Continent, Brussels will allow only meat from cattle aged up to 24 months to be sold on the bone. Premium traditional beef reaches its prime at 36 to 42 months. The European Commission rejected a plea from Margaret Beckett, the Rural Affairs Minister, to allow beef on the bone from cattle aged up to 30 months to be eaten in Britain.

  • The outbreak of vCJD caused by contaminated beef has passed its peak, the CJD Surveillance Unit said. The unit said the outbreak reached a peak in 1999 for new cases, and in 2000 for deaths.
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