Agriculture Ministry adds ban on beef gelatin and by-products to BSE blacklist

As of tomorrow, imports of beef gelatin and its by-products are banned from Poland, the Agriculture Ministry announced yesterday in its latest move to fight BSE, or mad cow disease. Pork, fish, and poultry gelatin imports will be permitted, subject to inspection.The latest embargo joins earlier bans on beef imports from most EU countries, as well as a ban on meat and bone meal. (Reuters)