EU veterinary experts claim that BSE in Poland “probable, although not certain”

EU veterinary experts warn that Poland may be among the countries listed as threatened with mad cow disease. In a draft document to be presented in Brussels, the experts wrote, “It is probable, although not certain yet, that Polish cattle are infected with BSE.” The reason for the EU apprehension is the fact that in 1994-90 Poland imported 1.5 million tons of suspicious bone meal, 875.8 million from Germany, with.the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, France and Great Britain as other sources. Polish experts contradict the EU experts and claim the meal was served to pigs and poultry that do not contract BSE. However, the EU experts says distribution of meal was not controlled and thus cattle possibly got it as well. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.19) J.K.