GAO on BSE
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson should consider whether "food, cosmetics and OTC drugs should be labeled to advise consumers that the products may contain central nervous system tissue," according to a 1GAO report released Feb. 26 on U.S. regulatory efforts to prevent mad cow disease. "Consumers do not always know when foods and other products they use may contain central nervous system tissue, which, according to scientific experts, could pose a health risk if taken from diseased animals," GAO says. Report notes FDA is considering banning CNS tissue from foods, cosmetics, OTCs. GAO also recommends FDA, USDA strengthen animal feed ban enforcement, develop coordinated strategy to identify resources needed to increase import inspections...