§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will set out the main points of the report by the Scientific Veterinary Committee that was consulted by the EC Commission with regard to beef on 22 March. [24889]
§ Mrs. Browning[holding answer 16 April 1996]:I have placed in the Library of the House a copy of the conclusions of the Scientific Veterinary Committee's meeting of 22 March.
In the view of the committee, the data presented at the meeting on the new variant of CJD do not to date provide evidence that BSE is transmissible to man.