A core stakeholder group including consumer representatives and experts from the fields of science, industry and food law enforcement, met for the first time yesterday [Wednesday] to discuss the BSE controls currently in place.
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The group, which was established as part of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) review of the Over Thirty Month (OTM) rule, is charged with advising the FSA on whether the rule could be changed without causing unacceptable risks to consumers.
The OTM Rule is one of the key BSE controls and prohibits human consumption of meat from cattle aged over 30 months at the time of slaughter.
The group’s discussions must also take into account a risk assessment being developed by a separate risk assessment group established jointly by the FSA and the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee (SEAC).
The group will be FSA chaired by FSA Chair Sir John Krebs and include FSA CEO Geoffrey Podger and FSA Veterinary Director Debby Reynolds.
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By GlobalDataIt also includes Sue Dibb from the National Consumer Council, Sam
Miskelly from the General Consumer Council of Northern Ireland and Dr John Godfrey, of the FoodAware and FSA Consumer Committee.
Representatives from the field of science are Peter Smith, chair of SEAC, and Official Veterinary Surgeon Jill Nute, from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Food law enforcement will be represented by Phil Gore from the Local Authority Coordinators of Regulatory Services; and the food industry by Mike Attenborough, Meat and Livestock Commission; Neil Cutler, National Farmers’ Union; Alistair Donaldson, Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers; and Sion Aron, Farmers’ Union of Wales.
