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Is the cow below age 20 months off subject in BSE inspection?


Consumer groups have strongly repulsed review of "Blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease" in Japan


By JCPRESS

Consumer groups tighten theirs guard of the declaration of "Prion special investigation committee" of the Food Safety Commission of the government of the result of review "It is difficult to find BSE (bovine spongiform encephaalopathy) infected cow, mad cow disease, below the age months of 20 after birth by the inspection".

Because it is importable without inspecting it if below the age for 20 months . The possibility that the government reviews the system of "Blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease in Japan" has risen reacting on the result of review.

A lot of consumer groups have demanded , saying that "The United States should also adopt the blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease system of Japan".


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