Harvard Risk Assessment Update Released

July 17, 2006 - The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has released an updated Harvard risk assessment model and report for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The previous risk assessment, released in October 2003, was revised to incorporate information available through December 2003, including the discovery of a BSE-infected cow in the state of Washington. The revised risk assessment model evaluates the impact of measures implemented after the discovery of the BSE-positive cow and recommendations made by an international BSE panel. The updated risk assessment is available on FSIS’s Web site at www.fsis.usda.gov/science/risk_assessments/index.asp.

FSIS is holding a public meeting July 25, 2006, (log onto www.fsis.usda.gov/news/meetings_&_events) to discuss the updated assessment and is accepting comments on the document until August 11. The official transcript of the meeting will be made available on FSIS’s Web site when it becomes available.


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