Nagasaki Prefecture submitted the request on October 6 that Japan had to continue the blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease to detect Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, BSE, to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Nagasaki Prefecture emphasizes in rivalry with the study of the exclusion of a young cow from the inspection object when the government reviews the system of the BSE inspection, "It is the most important to obtain the understanding of the consumer and the producer the review".
In addition, the prefecture described, "The blanket test on all slaughtered cattle for mad cow disease in Japan contributed to the recovery of the beef consumption and the safe safety of food establishment", and requested the continuance strongly.
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