Article: AGRICULTURE: SVC CALLS FOR REMOVAL OF VERTEBRAL COLUMN FROM CATTLE CARCASSES.

Sweden and Greece voted against measures to remove the vertebral column from cattle carcasses, while Ireland, the Netherlands and Finland abstained. The Decision adopted differs from the Scientific Steering Committee's (SSC) 12 January Opinion and the political guidelines set by the 29 January Farm Council in that caudal vertebrae (the tail) will not be banned since they do not contain dorsal root ganglia (which scientists are convinced harbour the BSE prion).Removal of the vertebral column at the place of sale.Member States were granted a certain degree of flexibility to remove vertebral columns from the food chain at a point of their choosing before they reach the animal ...

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