HL Deb 12 March 2001 vol 623 c61WA
Lord Lucas

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether any clusters of nvCJD cases are associated with, or close to, rendering plants, abattoirs or meat and bone meal storage facilities. [HL741]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

The National Creuztfeldt Jakob Disease Surveillance Unit collates data on the past residential histories of variant CJD patients as part of its routine investigations into cases. Data where cases are associated geographically are studied in conjunction with the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the local public health team to determine if there are any common factors. To date, no association with the location of abattoirs, rendering plants or meat and bone meal storage facilities has been found.