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Opinion on the safety of
tallow derivatives from cattle tallow (adopted on
10 April 2003)
(105KB)
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Opinion on a treatment of
animal waste by means of high temperature (150°c, 3
hours) and high pressure alkaline hydrolysis.
(adopted on 10 April 2003)
(327KB)
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Opinion on setting the
scientific frame for the inclusion of new quality of
life concerns in the risk assessment process
(adopted on 10 April 2003)
(117KB)
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Opinion on Organophosphate
(OP) poisoning and hypothetical involvement in the
origin of bse (adopted on 10-11 April 2003)
(95KB)
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Opinion on harmonisation of
risk assessment procedures (adopted on 10-11
April 2003)
(99KB)
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Opinion on a framework for
the assessment of the risk from different options for
the safe disposal or use of animal by-products which
might be contaminated with microbiological agents,
including tse (adopted on 10-11 April 2003)
(146KB)
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Opinion on BSE in United
Kingdoms cattle born after 31 july 1996 [barbs]
(adopted on 10-11 April 2003)
(403KB)
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Opinion on six alternative
methods for safe disposal of animal by-products
(adopted on 10-11 april 2003)
(303KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Uruguay (adopted on 10 April 2003)
(153KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Paraguay (adopted on 10 April 2003)
(151KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Lithuania (adopted on 10 April 2003)
(160KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (adopted on 10
April 2003)
(160KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Estonia (adopted on 10 April 2003)
(175KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Cyprus (adopted on 10 April 2003)
(175KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in Costa
Rica (adopted on 10 April 2003)
(169KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in Chile
(adopted on 10 April 2003)
(168KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Brazil (adopted on 10 April 2003)
(172KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Belarus (adopted on 10 April 2003)
(171KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Argentina (adopted on 10 April 2003)
(177KB)
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Guidance document for the
risk assessment of genetically modified plants and
derived food and feed (6-7 March 2003 - Prepared for
the Scientific Steering Committee by
The Joint Working Group on Novel Foods and GMOs
composed of members of the Scientific Committees on
Plants, Food and Animal Nutrition)
(241KB)
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Opinion accompanying the
guidance document for the risk assessment of
genetically modified plants and derived food and feed
(expressed on 6-7 March 2003)
(116KB)
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Opinion on Chronic Wasting
Disease and tissues that might carry a risk for human
and animal feed chains (Scientific Steering Committee
Meeting of 6 7 March 2003)
(116KB)
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Updated opinion and report
on the safety of dicalcium phosphate (DCP) and
tricalcium phosphate (TCP) from bovine bones, used as
an animal feed additive or as fertiliser (submitted to
the Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of 6-7
March 2003)
(269KB)
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Updated Opinion on the
safety with regard to TSE risks of gelatine derived
from ruminant bones or hides (adopted by the Scientific
Steering Committee at its meeting of 6-7 March 2003)
(232KB)
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Opinion on the feeding of
wild fishmeal to farmed fish and recycling of fish with
regard to the risk of TSE (adopted by the Scientific
Steering Committee at its meeting of 6-7 March 2003)
(233KB)
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Opinion on the potential
requirement for designation of specified risk
materials in pigs (adopted by the Scientific Steering
Committee at its meeting of 6-7 March 2003)
(214KB)
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Opinion on BSE risk of
the bovine autonomic nervous system (adopted by the
Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of 6-7
March 2003)
(305KB)
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Opinion on the field trial
evaluation of two new rapid BSE post mortem tests
Results achieved using the LIA Test (Prionics) and the
aCDI Test (InPro) in the field trial (adopted on 6
March 2003)
(140KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Singapore (adopted on 06 March 2003)
(153KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in New
Caledonia (adopted on 06 March 2003)
(155KB)
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Opinion on the use of small
incinerators for BSE risk reduction (Scientific
Steering Committee Meeting of 16-17 January 2003)
(158KB)
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Opinion on open burning of
potentially TSE-infected animal materials (Adopted by
the Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of
16-17 January 2003)
(110KB)
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Opinion on the use of
burial for dealing with animal carcasses and other
animal materials that might contain BSE/TSE (Adopted
by the Scientific Steering Committee Meeting of 16-17
January 2003)
(122KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Greece (adopted on 06 December 2002)
(169KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in the
Principality of Andorra (adopted on 06 December 2002)
(174KB)
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Updated opinion on the
safety with regard to TSE risks of gelatine derived
from ruminant bones or hides (adopted by the
Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of 5-6
December 2002)
(234KB)
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Opinion on a programme for
the evaluation of rapid
post mortem tests
to detect TSE in small
ruminants
adopted by the Scientific Steering
Committee at its meeting of 7-8 November 2002
(137KB)
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Updated opinion and
report on a treatment of animal waste by
means of high temperature (150°c, 3 hours) and high
pressure alkaline hydrolysis (Initially adopted by
the Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of
16 may 2002 and revised at its meeting of 7-8
november 2002)
(332KB)
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Update of the Opinion on
TSE Infectivity distribution in ruminant tissues
(Initially adopted by the Scientific Steering
Committee at its meeting of 10-11 January 2002 and
amended at its meeting of 7-8 November 2002)
following the submission of (1) a risk assessment by
the German Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection,
food and Agriculture and (2) new scientific evidence
regarding BSE infectivity distribution in tonsils
(671KB)
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Opinion on necrophagous
birds as possible transmitters of TSE/BSE (Adopted by
the Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of
7-8 November 2002)
(277KB)
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Opinion on the
Geographical BSE risk for sheep and goats (GBR-S) :
adaptation of the cattle GBR methodology to small
ruminants, in case BSE in small ruminants would
become probable or evident under field conditions
(Adopted by the Scientific Steering Committee at its
meeting of 7-8 November 2002
(287KB)
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Update of the opinion on the
Geographical Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) (
adopted on 7 November 2002)
(69KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in New
Zealand (adopted on 07 November 2002)
(164KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Israel (adopted on 13 September 2002)
(184KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in Malta
(adopted on 13 September 2002)
(176KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Slovenia (adopted on 13 September 2002)
(178KB)
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Complement to the SSC
opinion of 4-5 April 2002 on safe sourcing of small
ruminant materials (with special reference to the
safety with regard to BSE risks of sheep intestines
and casings), adopted on 12-13 September 2002
(112
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Opinion on the implications
of the recent papers on transmission of BSE by blood
transfusion in sheep (Houston et al, 2000; Hunter et
al, 2002), adopted on 12-13 September 2002
(
231KB)
[Revision and update of the
SSC Opinion of 26-27 October 2000 on: the Implications
of the Houston et al paper in The Lancet of 16
September 2000 on the Transmission of BSE by blood
transfusion in sheep. (The Lancet, Vol. 356, pp
999-1000; 955-956; 1013)]
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Updated opinion on the
safety with regard to TSE risks of gelatine derived
from ruminant bones or hides (adopted on 12-13
September 2002)
(
209KB)
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Opinion on azole
antimycotic resistance, adopted on 27 28 june 2002
(202KB)
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Opinion on Triclosan
resistance, adopted on 27 28 june 2002
(103KB)
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Opinion on the
Geographical risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) in Vanuatu (adopted on 27 June 2002)
(162KB)
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Opinion on the
Geographical risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) in Turkey (adopted on 27 June 2002)
(178KB)
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Opinion on the
Geographical risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) in the Republic of San Marino (adopted on 27 June
2002)
(180KB)
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Opinion on the
Geographical risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) in Latvia (adopted on 27 June 2002)
(169KB)
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Opinion on the
Geographical risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) in Iceland (adopted on 27 June 2002)
(169KB)
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Opinion on the
Geographical risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) in Croatia (adopted on 27 June 2002)
(178KB)
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Opinion on the
Geographical risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) in Bulgaria (adopted on 27 June 2002)
(178KB)
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The safety of bovine embryos:
Amendment to the SSC opinion of 18-19 march 1999 on
the possible vertical transmission of Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy (BSE) (adopted on 16 may 2002)
(149KB)
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Opinion and report
assessment of the human BSE risk posed by bovine
vertebral column including dorsal root ganglia (adopted
on 16 may 2002)
(294KB)
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Opinion on the safety of
animal rennet in regard to risks from animal TSE and
BSE in particular (adopted on 16 may 2002)
(293KB)
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Opinion and report on the
treatment of animal waste by means of high temperature
(150°c, 3 hours) and corresponding high pressure
alkaline hydrolysis (adopted on 16 may 2002)
(293KB)
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Opinion on the geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in Finland
(update adopted on 16 May 2002)
(183KB)
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Opinion on the geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in Austria
(update adopted on 16 May 2002)
(185KB)
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Opinion on safe sourcing of
small ruminant materials (adopted on 04-05 April
2002)
(433KB)
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Suggested strategy to
investigate the presence of BSE in small ruminants
(adopted on 04-05 April 2002)
(171KB)
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Opinion on the safety of
calf-derived rennet (adopted on 04-05 April
2002)
(17KB)
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Statement on prions in
muscle (adopted on 04-05 April 2002)
(29KB)
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Statement on the need for
non-human primates in biomedical research (adopted on
04-05 April 2002)
(32KB)
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Guidance for the Expression
of Opinions and other outputs of Scientific Advisory
Committees (
adopted by the Scientific Steering
Committee (SSC) as part of its exercise on Harmonisation
of Risk Assessment Procedures)
(36KB)
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Opinion on the geographical
BSE-risk (GBR) and its evolution over time in the
European Union Member States (adopted by the SSC at its
plenary meeting of 21/22 February 2002, this opinion
was prepared by the GBR-Peer Group and endorsed by the
TSE/BSE ad hoc group at its meeting on 7/2/2002)
(33KB)
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Opinion on peptides from
pig mucosa: risks with respect to TSEs (adopted on
21-22 february 2002)
(39KB)
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Scientific report on stunning
methods and BSE risks (the risk of dissemination of brain
particles into the blood and carcass when applying
certain stunning methods) (
prepared by the TSE BSE ad hoc group
at its meeting of 13 december 2001 and including the
outcome of a public consultation via internet between 10
September and 26 October 2001)
(286KB)
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Opinion on design of a
field trial for the evaluation of new rapid BSE post
mortem tests (adopted on 22 february 2002)
(54KB)
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Opinion on stunning methods
and BSE risks (the risk of dissemination of brain
particles into the blood and carcass when applying
certain stunning methods) (adopted on 10-11 January 2002
following a public consultation via Internet between 10
September and 26 October 2001)
(41KB)
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Updated opinion on the
Geographical Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) (
adopted on 11 January 2002)
(124KB)
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Opinion on the additional
safeguard provided by different culling schemes under the
current conditions in the UK and DE (
adopted on 11 January 2002)
(34KB)
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Opinion on TSE infectivity
distribution in ruminant tissues (state of knowledge,
December 2001) (
adopted on 10-11 January 2002)
(468KB)
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Updated opinion on sourcing
of ruminant materials from GBR I countries for medical
devices (originally adopted on 6-7 September 2001,
update adopted on 29-30 November 2001)
(110KB)
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Opinion on
requirements for statistically
authoritative BSE/TSE surveys (
adopted on 29-30 November 2001)
(456KB)
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Opinion on
the six BARB BSE cases in the UK since
1 August 1996 (the six BARB BSE cases born and confirmed
in the UK after 1 August 1996: Is there a need to review
the opinions of the Scientific Steering Committee with
regard to the UK date-based export scheme and other
TSE-related risks?) (adopted on 29-30 November
2001)
(227KB)
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Opinion on
hypotheses on the origin and
transmission of BSE (adopted on 29-30 November
2001)
(633KB)
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Opinion on
the safety of small ruminant products
should BSE in small ruminants become probable / confirmed
(adopted on 18-19 October 2001)
(25KB)
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Opinion on Sourcing of from
GBR I Countries (Sourcing of Ruminant Materials from
GBR I Countries for Medical Devices) (adopted on 6-7
September 2001)
(11KB)
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Scientific opinion on the
use of non-human primate models for human TSEs (adopted
on 6-7 September 2001)
(21KB)
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Preliminary scientific opinion
and report on stunning methods and BSE risks (the
risk of dissemination of brain particles into the blood
and carcass when applying certain stunning methods)
(Adopted on 6-7 September 2001)
(472KB)
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Revised opinion and report
on the safety of tallow obtained from ruminant
slaughter by-products (adopted on 28-29 June 2001,
editorial clarifications introduced at the meeting of
6-7 September 2001)
(127KB)
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Updated opinion on the
safety with regard to TSE risks of gelatine derived
from ruminant bones or hides from cattle, sheep or
goats (adopted on 28-29 June 2001, editorial changes
adopted on 6-7 September 2001)
(50KB)
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in El
Salvador (Adopted on 29/06/2001)
(19KB)
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Nigeria (Adopted on 29/06/2001)
(21KB)
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Panama (Adopted on 29/06/2001)
(19KB)
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Opinion on adipose tissue
associated with the digestive tract of cattle, sheep
and goats: an appreciation of possible TSE risks
(adopted by the Scientific Steering Committee at its
meeting of 28-29 June 2001)
(27KB)
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Opinion on genetically
modified cotton and medical devices (adopted by the
Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of 28-29
June 2001)
(39KB)
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A framework for the assessment
of the risk from different options for the safe
disposal or use of meat and bone meal (MBM) and other
products which might be contaminated with TSEs and
other materials (adopted by the Scientific
Steering Committee at its meeting of 28-29 June 2001)
(26KB)
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Updated opinion on the
safety with regard to TSE risks of gelatine derived
from ruminant bones or hides from cattle, sheep or
goats (Including amendments to the scientific report
attached to the opinion of 21 January 2000) -
(adopted by the Scientific Steering Committee at its
meeting of 28-29 June 2001)
(51KB)
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Revised opinion and report
on: The safety of tallow obtained from ruminant
slaughter by-products (adopted by the Scientific
Steering Committee at its meeting of 28-29 June 2001)
(126KB)
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in Costa
Rica (Adopted on 11/05/2001)
(19KB)
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in Kenya
(Adopted on 11/05/2001)
(22KB)
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Romania (Adopted on 11/05/2001)
(21KB)
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Slovenia (Adopted on 11/05/2001)
(24KB)
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Opinion on Anti-Microbial
Resistance adopted on 10-11 May 2001
(39KB)
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Opinion and report on
safety with respect to the TSE risks of collagen
produced from ruminants hides, adopted on 10-11 May
2001
(32KB)
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Opinion on the safety of
organic fertilisers derived from ruminants animals,
adopted on 10-11 May 2001
(43KB)
updated
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Albania (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(18KB)
updated
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Brazil (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(21KB)
updated
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Colombia (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(19KB)
updated
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Cyprus (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(20KB)
updated
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in the
Czech Republic (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(20KB)
updated
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Estonia (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(20KB)
updated
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Opinion on the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Hungary (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(22KB)
updated
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Opinion on the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in India
(Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(22KB)
updated
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Opinion on the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Mauritius (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(19KB)
updated
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Opinion the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Pakistan (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(20KB)
updated
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Opinion on the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Poland (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(18KB)
updated
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Opinion on the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Singapore (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(20KB)
updated
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Opinion on the Geographical
Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in the
Slovak Republic (Adopted on 30/03/2001)
(19KB)
updated
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Safety of milk with regard
to TSE:
State of affairs
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Opinion on Bovine
Spongiform Encephalopathy in a second UK animal born
after 1 August 1996 (Case confirmed in Northern
Ireland) adopted by the Scientific Steering Committee
at its meeting of 29-30 March 2001
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Opinion on the scientific
basis for import bans proposed by Austria with regard
to BSE risks in Germany and France adopted by the
Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of 29-30
March 2001
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Opinion on pre-emptive risk
assessment should BSE in small ruminants be found under
domestic conditions (adopted by the Scientific Steering
Committee at its meeting of 8-9 February 2001)
(242KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Botswana adopted on 09/02/2001
(18KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Lithuania adopted on 09/02/2001
(19KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Namibia adopted on 09/02/2001
(19KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Nicaragua adopted on 09/02/2001
(19KB)
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Opinion on the Geographical
risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (GBR) in
Swaziland adopted on 09/02/2001
(19KB)
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Opinion on the questions
submitted by EC services following a request of 4
December 2000 by the EU Council of Agricultural Ministers
regarding the safety with regard to BSE of certain bovine
tissues and certain animal-derived products (adopted on
12 January 2001)
(41KB)
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Opinion on the
Geographical risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) in Uruguay adopted on 12/01/2001
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Opinion on harmonisation of
risk assessment procedures (adopted on 26-27 October
2000)
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Opinion on: Monitoring
some important aspects of the evolution of the Epidemic
of BSE in Great-Britain
Update providing an epidemiological commentary
on BSE projections for Great Britain (GB) and on
surveillance, as well as on the occurrence of "Born
After the Real Ban - BARB" cases adopted by the SSC at
its meeting of 7-8 December 2000
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Opinion
of the Scientific Steering Committee (1)
on the scientific basis for import bans proposed by 3
Member States with regard to BSE risks in France and the
Republic of Ireland; (2) on the scientific basis for
several measures proposed by France with regard to BSE
risks; (3) and on the scientific basis for banning animal
protein from the feed for all farmed animals, including
pig, poultry, fish and pet animals. (Adopted by the
Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of 27-28
November 2000)
(74 KB)
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Scientific opinion on
"The proposal for controlled use of ruminant SRMs as
feed for fur animals in Finland" (27 October
2000)
(45 KB)
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Scientific Opinion - Risk
Assessment in a rapidly evolving field: the case of
Genetically Modified Plants (GMP) - (Expressed on
26/27 October 2000)
(105 KB)
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Strategies for dealing
with emerging and re-emerging scientific issues that
have the potential to impact human health, directly
or mediated through the environment - Opinion adopted
by the Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting
of 26-27 October 2000
(114 KB)
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Opinion and report on the
safety of dicalcium phosphate precipitated from
ruminant bones and used as an animal feed additive -
Adopted on 26 June 1998, following a public
consultation on the preliminary opinion adopted on 15
May 1998 (Report updated at the SSC meeting of 26-27
October 2000)
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The safe handling, transport
and temporary storage of meat-and-bone meal which may
be contaminated with a BSE agent or other
pathogens - Notes adopted by the Scientific
Steering Committee at its meeting of 26-27 October
2000
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Statement of the
Scientific Steering Committee on its Report and
Scientific Opinion on mammalian derived meat and bone
meal forming a cross-contaminant of animal
feedstuffs, adopted on 24-25 September 1998, adopted
at the SSC meeting of 26-27 October 2000
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Opinion on the
Implications of the Houston et al paper in The Lancet
of 16 September 2000 on the Transmission of BSE by
blood transfusion in sheep. (The Lancet, Vol. 356, pp
999-1000; 955-956; 1013)
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Report and Scientific
Opinion on EXPORT FROM THE UK OF BONE-IN VEAL -
Adopted by The Scientific Steering Committee at its
meeting of 14-15 September 2000
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Opinion on BSE-related
culling in Cattle - Adopted at the meeting of 14/15
September 2000
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Final opinion on the
Geographical Risk of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(GBR) - Adopted on 6 July 2000
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Preliminary and incomplete
notes on the safe handling, transport and storage
of MBM and other bovine derived materials which may be
contaminated with the BSE agent or other pathogens -
Draft for comments compiled by the Scientific Steering
Committee at its meeting of 25-26 May 2000
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Considerations on the
safety of amino acids from human hair hydrolysate used
in cosmetic products for topical application, with
regard to Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
risks: adopted by the Scientific Steering Committee at
its meeting of 25-26 May 2000
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Statement on: Scientific
advice to the Commission from its scientific
committees, with special reference to the Scientific
Steering Committee (SSC) and its interdisciplinary
advice on TSE/ BSE adopted on 26 May 2000
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Integrated comment and
remarks on the White Paper on Food Safety
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Opinion - Oral exposure of
Humans to the BSE agent : infective dose and species
barrier adopted by the SSC at its meeting of 13-14 April
2000 following a public consultation via Internet between
6 and 27 March 2000
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Preliminary report on
Quantitative Risk Assessment on the Use of the
Vertebral Column for the production of Gelatine and
Tallow submitted to the SSC at its meeting of 13-14
April 2000
This report is open for public comments until 10
June 2000.
Comments can be sent to :
paul.vossen@ec.europa.eu
or
joachim.kreysa@ec.europa.eu
(please pay special attention to the assumptions made
and to the proposed probability distributions
(including their key-values)
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Opinion on specified risk
materials of small ruminants (Follow-up to the SSC
opinion of 24-25 September 1998 on the Risk of
Infection of Sheep and Goats with BSE agent) adopted at
its meeting of 13-14 April 2000
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Opinion on Quantitative Risk
Assessment on the Use of the Vertebral Column for the
production of Gelatine and Tallow adopted by the SSC at
its meeting of 13-14 April 2000
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Opinion on the UK decision
to lift the ban on the consumption of meat on the bone
adopted by the SSC at its meeting of 13-14 April
2000
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Report and Opinion on the
Criteria for diagnosis of clinical and pre-clinical TSE
disease in sheep and for differential biochemical
diagnosis of TSE agent strains adopted by the SSC at
its meeting of 13-14 April 2000
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Opinion on the Safety of
ruminant blood with respect to TSE risks adopted by
the SSC at its meeting of 13-14 April 2000
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Preliminary opinion -
Oral exposure of humans to the
BSE agent: Infective dose and species barrier -
Adopted by the Scientific Steering Committee
at its meeting of 2-3 March 2000
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THIS OPINION IS OPEN FOR
PUBLIC COMMENTS UNTIL 27 MARCH 2000
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BSE : extract from the
minutes of the Scientific Steering Committee of 2-3
March 2000
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Opinion of the Scientific
Steering Committee on a method for assessing the
Geographical BSE-Risk (GBR) of a country or region
(up-date, January 2000)
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Scientific report and
opinion on the safety of gelatine - Updated by the
Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of 20-21
January 2000
updated
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Opinion on the Human
Exposure Risk (HER) via food with respect to BSE -
Adopted on 10 December 1999
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Opinion on the Scientific
Grounds of the Advice of 30 September 1999 of the
French Food Safety Agency (the Agence Française de
Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments, AFSSA), to the French
Government on the Draft Decree amending the Decree of
28 October 1998 establishing specific measures
applicable to certain products of bovine origin
exported from the United Kingdom. Adopted at its
meeting of 28-29 October 1999 (edited following a
written procedure (30.10 - 15.11.99) and re-edited at
the SSC meeting of 9-10 December 1999)
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Press release on
the Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of 29
October 1999
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Intra-Species Recycling -
Opinion on : the risk born by recycling animal
by-products as feed with regard to propagating TSE in
non-ruminant farmed animals. Adopted on 17 September
1999
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Scientific Report on the
risks of non conventional Transmissible agents
conventional infectious agents or other hazards such as
toxic substances entering the human food or animal feed
chains via raw material from fallen stock and dead
animals (including also: ruminants, pigs, poultry,
fish, wild/exotic/zoo animals, fur animals, cats,
laboratory animals and fish) or via condemned
materials. Submitted to the Scientific Steering
Committee at its meeting of 24-25 June 1999 (Containing
updates, 13.07.99)
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The policy of breeding and
genotyping of sheep, i.e.
The issue whether sheep should be bred to be
resistant to scrapie, adopted by the Scientific
Steering Committee at its meeting of 22-23 July
1999
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Scientific Opinion on the
conditions related to "BSE Negligible risk (closed)
bovine herds" adopted by the Scientific Steering
Committee at its meeting of 22-23 July 1999
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Scientific Opinion on the
risks of non conventional transmissible agents,
conventional infectious agents or other hazards such as
toxic substances entering the human food or animal feed
chains via raw material from fallen stock and dead
animals (including also: ruminants, pigs, poultry,
fish, wild/exotic/zoo animals, fur animals, cats,
laboratory animals and fish) or via condemned materials
(Adopted by the Scientific Steering Committee at its
meeting of 24-25 June 1999)
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Opinion on Antimicrobial
Resistance - 28 May 1999
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Opinion on Monitoring some
important aspects of the evolution of the Epidemic of
BSE in Great-Britain (Status, April 1999) adopted by
the Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of
27-28 May 1999
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Surveillance of TSEs in sheep
and goat in relation to the risk of infection with
bovine spongiform encephalopathy agent and related
actions to be taken at EU level
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Opinion on a method to
assess the Geographical BSE-Risk (GBR) of Countries or
Regions
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Statement on the SEAC
Subgroup report on
Research and surveillance for tses in sheep,
released in April 1999. Adopted at the SSC meeting of
22-23 April 1999
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Opinion on the possible
vertical transmission of Bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE) adopted by the Scientific Steering
Committee at its meeting of 18-19 March 1999
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Evaluation of the
"133°/20'/3 bars heat/pressure conditions" for the
production of gelatine regarding its equivalency with
commonly used industrial gelatine production processes
in terms of its capacity of inactivating/eliminating
possible TSE infectivity in the raw material. Report
and Opinion adopted by the Scientific Steering
Committee at its meeting of 21-22 January 1999
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Preliminary-opinion on a
method to assess the geographical BSE-Risk of Countries
or Regions (adopted on 10 December 1998, open for
comments until 15 January 1999)
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Opinion on the safety of
bones produced as by-product of the Date Based Export
Scheme adopted by the Scientific Steering Committee at
its meeting of 22-23 October 1998
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Report and Scientific
Opinion on the safety of hydrolysed proteins
produced from bovine hides. adopted by the Scientific
Steering Committee at its meeting of 22-23 October
1998
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Scientific Opinion on the
safety of organic fertilisers derived from mammalian
animals, adopted by the Scientific Steering Committee
at its meeting of 24-25 September 1998
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Report and Scientific
Opinion on mammalian derived meat and bone meal
forming a cross-contaminant of animal feedstuffs
adopted by the Scientific Steering Committee at its
meeting of 24-25 September 1998
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Updated scientific report
on the safety of meat-and-bone meal derived from
mammalian animals fed to non-ruminant food producing
farm animals. Scientific Steering Committee
Meeting of 24-25 September 1998
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Opinion on The risk of
infection of sheep and goats with Bovine Spongiform
Encephalopathy agent. Adopted by the Scientific
Steering Committee at its meeting of 24-25 September
1998.
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Listing of Specified Risk
Materials: a scheme for assessing relative risks to
man - Opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee
adopted on 9 December 1997
(Re-edited version adopted by
the Scientific Steering Committee during its Third
Plenary Session of 22-23 January 1998)
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Opinion on possible links
between BSE and Organophosphates used as pesticides
against ecto- and endoparasites in cattle - Report and
opinion adopted at the Scientific Steering Committee
meeting of 25-26 June 1998
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Opinion on possible health
effects from exposure to electromagnetic fields (0 Hz-
300 GHz) - Report and opinion adopted at the meeting of
the Scientific Steering Committee of 25-26 June
1998
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The safety of Dicalcium
Phosphate precipitated from ruminant bones and used
as an animal feed additive - Report and opinion adopted
at the meeting of the Scientific Steering Committee of
25-26 June 1998, following a public consultation on the
preliminary opinion adopted on 14-15 May 1998
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Opinion on BSE risk Adopted
by the Scientific Steering Committee at its plenary
meeting of 26-27 March 1998, following a public
consultation on the preliminary opinion adopted on
19-20 February 1998
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Opinion on the safety of
tallow derived from ruminant tissues - Adopted at the
Scientific Steering Committee meeting of 26-27 March
1998, Following a public consultation on the
preliminary opinion adopted on 19-20 February
1998
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Scientific Opinion - The
safety of meat and bone meal from mammalian animals,
naturally or experimentally susceptible to
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies. Adopted by
the Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of
26-27 March 1998 following a public consultation on the
preliminary opinion adopted on 19-20 February 1998
(Version updated on 3.04.98)
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Opinion on the Safety of
Gelatine adopted at the Scientific Steering Committee
at its plenary meeting of 26-27 March 1998 following a
public consultation on the preliminary opinion adopted
on 19-20 February 1998 (Version updated on
3.04.98)
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Opinions adopted by the
Scientific Steering Committee at its meeting of 19-20
February 1998
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Opinion on defining the BSE
risk for specified geographical areas - 23 January
1998
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Report on The UK Date Based
Export Scheme and the UK proposal on Compulsory
Slaughter of the Offspring of BSE Cases
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