Item No	Time	Item	Presenter	Paper No.
1	10:00	Introduction	SEAC Chair
2	10:05	Approval of draft minutes from SEAC 100	SEAC Chair	SEAC 101/1 (64 KB)
3	10:10	Current issues vCJD cluster in Spain Testing of a goat	SEAC Chair
4	10:30	Update on vCJD prevalence studies	Prof N Gill (HPA)
5	10:40	Proposals to reduce BSE testing of cattle slaughtered for food - impact on risk to human health	SEAC Chair	SEAC 101/2* (16 KB)
6	11:00	Risk assessment of SRM controls at abattoirs and cutting plants	Dr J Hilton (FSA) Dr P Comer (DNV)	SEAC 101/3 (203 KB) SEAC 101/3 Annex (203 KB)
7	11:40	Atypical scrapie case-control study	Dr Del Rio Vilas (VLA)	SEAC 101/4*
8	12:40	Draft SEAC statement on relaxations to the total feed ban	SEAC Chair	SEAC 101/5*
9	12:50	AOB Alternative hypothesis – an autoimmune origin of TSE	SEAC Chair	SEAC 101/6* (135 KB)
	13:00	Lunch Media briefing	SEAC Chair & Deputy Chair

In the afternoon of the 15th of October 2008, SEAC will discuss preliminary research on tissues of the eye from a vCJD case and preliminary research on a new human prion disease in the United States of America (as reported by Gambetti et al. (2008) A novel human disease with abnormal prion protein sensitive to protease. Ann. Neurol. 63, 697-708).  This part of the meeting will be held in closed session to allow discussion of preliminary unpublished data.  This is in accordance with the SEAC Code of Practice.

* SEAC 101/4 and SEAC 101/5 and Annex 1 of SEAC 101/2 have not been provided as they contain either draft reports or unpublished data.  This is in accordance with the SEAC Code of Practice.