South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has said that cattle fed food scraps containing animal products are not at risk of contracting bovine spongiform encephaly (BSE).

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The ministry’s panel, composed of quarantine experts, concluded cows fed food scraps are “safe”.


“We have found no problem feeding leftovers to cattle,” said Kim Ok-kyung, head of the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service.

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