title: Bovine spongiform encephalopathy: the importance of precautionary measures to protect the food supply.
authors.affiliation: Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), Washington, D.C., USA.
authors.forename: Caroline Smith
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: DeWaal
authors.forename: Leora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vegosen
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D002170:Canada; D002417:Cattle; D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D005060:Europe; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control; D019649:Food Industry; D005523:Food Supply / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States; D016885:United States Department of Agriculture