ACM/518
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY OF FOOD
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
1. Attached for the information of Members are :-
· the Food Standards
Agency’s press release on the role of the Meat Hygiene Service
in uncovering the current foot and mouth disease outbreak. Members
will note the final paragraph of this press release which confirms
that there is no threat to food safety as foot and mouth disease
has no implications for the human food chain; and
· MAFF’s foot
and mouth disease briefing covering frequently answered questions
including whether people can contract the disease.
Secretariat
March 2001
References
Food Standards Agency Press release 2001/0089 of Friday 23 February
2001. Vigilance of Meat Hygiene Service led to discovery of foot
and mouth disease.
http://fssgweb/food_agency_site/press
_releases/uk_press/2001/pr010223.htm
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Foot and mouth disease
– FAQ. 25 February 2001. The nature of the disease.
http://maffweb/animalh/diseases/fmd/qal.htm
