Agenda

- Meeting on 27th June 2001

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1  Chairman's Introduction

2  Report of the Working Group on disposal of carcasses of cattle culled for Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) control.

3  BSE case born in 1997

4  BSE epidemiology in Northern Ireland

• Casualty animals
• Case of a cow born after August 1996 in Northern Ireland.

5  Royal Society paper on TSEs (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies)

• Abattoir killing for OTMS (Over Thirty Month Scheme) and the food chain

6  Review of spreading of slaughterhouse material on fields

7  Intra-species recycling: review of what practices exist/remain within the livestock industry

8  FSA Review of BSE Controls: taking forward the recommendation on the OTM Rule

9  Lenses and ophthalmic devices touching the surface of the eye

10  Research updates and other standing items:

• vCJD update
• DH R&D update
• DEFRA R&D update
• FSA R&D update
• Imports of beef and beef products

11  Committee Matters

• Code of Practice for Scientific Advisory Committees - Second Round of Consultation: update.
• Update on Open Meeting

12 Matters Arising

• Vaccination of experimental animals against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)

13 Any Other Business

 

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