The report finds evidence that contamination of food with BSE agent could, in the 1980s and early 1990’s, occur through standard butchery practices. Tighter regulation and inspection should now prevent this. In any case the frequency of infectivity in cattle is now relatively low.
Evidence from:
Food Standards Agency Project ZM 0306
“Butchery Practices in the UK”
A cluster of vCJD cases emerged at Queeniborough in Leicestershire.
Further detail: