Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)


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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Also Known as 'Mad Cow Disease'

		Industry/Veterinary Information Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed (Final Rule) Recordkeeping Requirements for Food, Cosmetics (Final Rule) Ruminant feed inspections Ruminant feed enforcement Veterinary documents Ruminant import alert Import information Gelatin Processing Guidance Blood Safety Guidance for Industry (Jan. 9, 2002) Questions and Answers About Industry Guidance Bovine-Based Vaccines Vaccine Q & A Vaccine fact sheet Harvard BSE Risk Assessment Study (updated 2003) A landmark study shows the risk of BSE occurring in the U.S. to be extremely low. Full Report				General Background FDA Investigators Respond to Mad Cow Emergency Agencies Work to Corral Mad Cow Disease Frequently asked BSE questions FDA's BSE Emergency Plan Response Summary BSE Information Page (USDA) FDA Continues BSE Prevention Efforts GAO Report 2002 (PDF) Countries affected by BSE Consumer Information Risks From Cattle-Derived Cosmetics Ingredients BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CDC)			What Is BSE? Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a chronic, degenerative disorder affecting the central nervous system of cattle. BSE Fact Sheet Recent Actions FDA Joins Investigation of Latest BSE Case (March 13, 2006) FDA Proposes Additional ''Mad Cow'' Safeguards (Oct. 4, 2005) Federal Register Proposed Rule: Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed (Oct. 6, 2005) Text PDF (247 KB) Certain Cattle Material Allowed in Foods, Cosmetics (Sept. 6, 2005) (Federal Register) BSE Archive Page

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