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[Meat and potential risks].

M Gareis1

  • 1Institut für Mikrobiologie und Toxikologie, Bundesanstalt für Fleischforschung, Kulmbach. m-gareis@baff-kulmbach.de

DTW. Deutsche Tierarztliche Wochenschrift
|September 13, 2002
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Consumer understanding of meat differs from regulatory definitions. Muscle meat from cattle, pigs, poultry, and fish is considered safe from Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) transmission risk.

Area of Science:

  • Food safety
  • Veterinary science
  • Epidemiology

Context:

  • Consumer definition of meat (skeletal muscle) differs from broader regulatory definitions (including organs).
  • Estimating Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) transmission risk requires understanding agent presence in various animal tissues.
  • Regulatory definitions of meat include organs, necessitating differentiated risk assessments for BSE.

Purpose:

  • To evaluate the risk of BSE transmission through meat consumption.
  • To differentiate risk based on animal species, age, slaughter practices, and processing.
  • To assess infectivity of BSE agents in different animal tissues and products.

Summary:

  • Muscle meat from pigs, poultry, and fish shows no indications of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE).

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  • Experimental bioassays indicate no infectivity in muscle meat from pre-clinical or clinically affected BSE cattle.
  • BSE risk from beef consumption is considered extremely low, though not entirely absent due to bioassay limitations and non-muscle tissue presence.

    • Impact:

    • Provides a scientific basis for classifying BSE risk associated with beef consumption as extremely low.
    • Highlights the importance of considering non-muscle tissues in muscle meat for potential BSE agent presence.
    • Informs regulatory bodies and consumers about the safety of meat products regarding BSE.