A European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) working group on TSE testing has approved one new rapid BSE test and two for TSEs in sheep and goats.

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It has recommended the European Commission approve the Fujirebio FRELISA (of Japan) post mortem rapid BSE test for checking cattle, but not a ‘Priontype’ post mortem rapid BSE test, of Labor Diagnostik GmbH Leipzig, Germany.


It has recommended approval for two IDEXX Herdchek, of the USA, InPro CDI-5 tests to check for scrapie and BSE in brainstem samples of sheep, but not a Fuijrebio FRELISA post mortem test for sheep and goats.

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