First cases of BSE in USA and Canada: risk assessment of ruminant materials originating from USA and Canada - Scientific guideline

This document considers the implications of the first Canadian and US BSE case on medicinal products that contain, or use during their manufacture, ruminant materials of Canadian or US origin.

Keywords: Bovine spongiform encelophathy (BSE), transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), USA, Canada, blood, serum, gelatine, calf, risk

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First cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States (USA) and Canada: Risk assessment of ruminant materials originating from the USA and Canada

Adopted Reference Number: EMEA/CHMP/BWP/27/04 Legal effective date: 01/07/2004