decrease font size
increase font size
change type face
bookmark this page
email this page
print this page
TheDairySite BSE News
Monday, November 08, 2004
Print This Page Safety expert calls for end to BSE cattle culls
UK - A leading food safety expert has called for an end to cattle culling rules imposed to reduce the risk of BSE, which he claims are redundant and a waste of billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money. Professor Hugh Pennington, a world-renowned expert on food standards, says safety rules, which insist cattle aged more than 30 months be killed, have barely discernible public safety benefits, yet have so far cost the taxpayer £2.35 billion in compensation to farmers.To continue reading this article please click here
Source: Sunday Herald.com
