date:Jun 07, 2013
All of the incidents predate changes to the BSE testing rules that came in on 1 March 2013. Before then it was mandatory for all cattle slaughtered for human consumption and aged over 72 months to have a negative BSE test result before they entered the food supply. Since 1 March this has no longer been a requirement.
The health risk from eating the meat associated with any of these incidents is very low as it is extremely unlikely that any of the cattle involved had BSE. In addition, the parts