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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9779

11 November 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/food safety
Possibility of precautionary measures on ewes' and goats' milk

Brussels, 10/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is standing ready to put a ban, if member states decide it is necessary, on the consumption of milk from goats and ewes suffering from scrapie, after scientific opinions were published on Thursday 6 November, raising the possibility of risks to humans.

Scientists from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have concluded that milk and milk products from herds and flocks affected by classical scrapie, and, to a lesser extent,...

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