Prions
Risk assessment by risk manager's mandate
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Subject
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Date of the request from risk managers
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Date of publication |
Conclusion
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Risk Assessment Report in English
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Risk Assessment Report
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Allowing import of bone coals for water purification by revising "Notice on import suspension of processed animal protein (Notification by the Director-General of Food Safety and Cosumer Affairs Bureau) "
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10 May 2011
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12 May 2011
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The substance and degree of adverse effects on human health are clear (article 11.1.2 of the Food Safety Basic Act) (It is unlikely that the risk to human health is increased by the revision.)
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Cases Where Food Safety Assessment is Explicitly Unnecessary (measures over bovine vertebral column-containing foods in relation to BSE)
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14 Novembaer 2003
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21 November 2003
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Assessment is explicitly unnecessary (Article11.1.1 of the Food Safety Basic Act)
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Cases Where Food Safety Assessment is Explicitly Unnecessary (A ban on pithing at slaughter by regulation)
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5 December 2008
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11 December 2008
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Assessment is explicitly unnecessary(Article11.1.1 of the Food Safety Basic Act)
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Argentina)
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(self-tasking) |
8 December 2011
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Australia)
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(self-tasking) |
25 February 2010
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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Meat and offal of cattle, goats and sheep imported to Japan (from Austria) |
8 September 2016 | 10 January 2017 | Negligible risk of BSE contamination | Abstract [PDF: 130kb] | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 794kb] |
| Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Austria) | 8 September 2016 | 15 December 2020 | Negligible risk of BSE contamination | Abstract [PDF: 141kb] | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 991kb] |
| Meat and offal of cattle, sheep and goats imported to Japan (from Finland) | 13 May 2020 | 15 December 2020 | Negligible risk of BSE contamination | Abstract [PDF: 162kb] | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 1,055kb] |
| Meat and offal of cattle, goats and sheep imported to Japan (from Spain) |
20 March 2019 |
25 June 2019 |
Negligible risk of BSE contamination | Abstract [PDF: 156kb] | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 751kb] |
| Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Spain) | 20 March 2019 | 2 February 2021 | Negligible risk of BSE contamination | Abstract [PDF: 141kb] | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 880kb] |
| Meat and offal of cattle, goats and sheep imported to Japan (from the United Kingdom) | 3 August 2017 | 6 February 2018 | Abstract [PDF: 132kb] | ||
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Brazil)
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12 April 2013
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16 December 2014 | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 4,713kb] | ||
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Brazil)
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(self-tasking) |
25 February 2010
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Chile)
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(self-tasking) |
25 February 2010
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Costa Rica)
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(self-tasking) |
25 February 2010
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Denmark)
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30 March 2015
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28 July 2015
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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RAR in Japanese [PDF: 2.97mb] | |
| Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Denmark) | 30 March 2015 | 15 December 2020 | Negligible risk of BSE contamination | Abstract [PDF: 141kb] | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 991kb] |
| Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from France) | 19 December 2011 | 14 January 2020 | Risks to human health by removing the age limit on cattle meat and offal (excluding SRMs) imported from France in line with the international standards is negligible. | Abstract [PDF: 76kb] | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 1.08mb] |
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Honduras)
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(self-tasking) |
24 May 2012 |
Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Hungary)
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(self-tasking) |
25 February 2010
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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| Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Ireland) | 2 April 2013 | 21 October 2013 | Abstract [PDF: 46.3kb] | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 2.4mb] | |
| Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Ireland) | 2 April 2013 | 15 January 2019 | Negligible risk of BSE contamination | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 1.32mb] | |
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Mexico)
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(self-tasking) |
25 February 2010
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from New Zealand)
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(self-tasking) |
8 December 2011
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Nicaragua)
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(self-tasking) |
25 February 2010
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Norway)
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12 February 2015
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21 April 2015
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| Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Norway) | 12 February 2015 | 14 January 2020 | Risks to human health by removing the age limit on cattle meat and offal (excluding SRMs) imported from Norway in line with the international standards is negligible. | Abstract [PDF: 76kb] | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 1.08mb] |
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Panama)
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(self-tasking) |
25 February 2010
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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| Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from the U.S.A. and Canada) | 19 December 2011 | 15 January 2019 | Negligible risk of BSE contamination |
Food Safety
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RAR in Japanese [PDF: 1.32mb] |
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Vanuatu)
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(self-tasking) |
8 December 2011
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Negligible risk of BSE contamination
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Italy)
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30 September 2015
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12 January 2016
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Poland)
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2 April 2013
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15 April 2014
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Sweden)
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8 January 2015
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21 April 2015
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Cattle meat and offal imported to Japan (from Switzerland and Liechtenstein)
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14 May 2015
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8 December 2015
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Consideration of risk variations in Japan derived from the proposed revisions of the current countermeasures against BSE
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19 December 2011
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22 October 2012
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Negligible risk on human health
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Food Safety
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Consideration of risk variations in Japan derived from proposed revision of the current countermeasures against BSE -Risk to human health by ceasing BSE testing for healthy slaughtered cattle (prions)- |
18 December 2015 | 30 August 2016 | Negligible risk on human health | Abstract [PDF: 154kb] | RAR in Japanese [PDF: 4,439kb] |
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Consideration of risk variations in Japan derived from the proposed revisions of the current countermeasures against BSE -Risks to human health from raising the limit for BSE testing agefor domestic cattle- |
19 December 2011
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13 May 2013
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Negligible risk on human health
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Import of Bovine Embryo from BSE-risk Countries
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31 October 2003
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15 January 2004
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Negligible risk on human health
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Measures against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Japan
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15 October 2004
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6 May 2005
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Negligible risk of BSE
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Measures against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Japan (Interim report)
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(self-tasking) |
9 September 2004
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Partial revision of the control measures for use of fertilizers derived from regions of the cattle body. (Fertilizers 3)
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13 February 2014
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17 February 2014
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The substance and degree of adverse effects on human health are clear (article 11.1.2 of the Food Safety Basic Act) (It is unlikely that the risk to human health is increased by the revision.)
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Revised countermeasures against BSE in sheep and goats
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8 June 2015
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12 January 2016
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Revision of Specifications for Feeds and Fertilizers Containing Bovine Vertebral Column
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12 November 2003
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21 November 2003
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The assesment concluded as "Level of risk to human health from dorsal root ganglia is equal to that from spinal cord", which is same as that notified to Minister of Health, Labour and Welfre by hushoku110 dated 11 Sep. 2003.
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Revisions of the standards and criteria for foods and food additives concerning bovine spinal column.
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8 November 2012
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19 November 2012
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The substance and degree of adverse effects on human health are clear (article 11.1.2 of the Food Safety Basic Act) (It is unlikely that the risk to human health is increased by the revision.)
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Risk assessment concerning
“the comparability between risks of consuming beef and internal organs regulated by the beef export verification program of the Canada and risks of consuming beef and internal organs of Japanese cattle” |
24 May 2005
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8 December 2005
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The difference of risk level between meat products of cattle from Canada and that from Japan is considered to be extremely small.
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Risk assessment concerning
“the comparability between risks of consuming beef and internal organs regulated by the beef export verification program of the United States and risks of consuming beef and internal organs of Japanese cattle” |
24 May 2005
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8 December 2005
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The difference of risk level between meat products of cattle from the United Sates and that from Japan is considered to be extremely small.
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To Ensure Safety of Foods Including Those Containing Bovine Vertebral Column with Regard to Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy
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1 July 2003
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11 September 2003
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FSCJ considers that it is appropriate to evaluate the level of risk to human health from dorsal root ganglia as equal to that from spinal cord.
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Use of meat and bone meal (MBM), derived from regions of cattle body, for fertilizers. (Fertilizers 1)
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19 February 2013
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1 July 2013
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The substance and degree of adverse effects on human health are clear (article 11.1.2 of the Food Safety Basic Act) (To the extent that the suggested control measures are taken, it is unlikely that the risk to human health is increased by the revision.)
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Use of Alkali-Treated Liquid meat-and-bone meal (MBM) and others as Fertilizer
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25 August 2003
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14 November 2003
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Risk to human health from using alkali-treated liquid meat-and-bone meal (MBM) made of animal waste, gelatin and liquid gelatin hydrolysis as fertilizer is negligible
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Use of bovine spinal column, excluded from SRM, for feeds. (Feed)
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19 February 2013
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25 February 2013
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The substance and degree of adverse effects on human health are clear (article 11.1.2 of the Food Safety Basic Act) (It is unlikely that the risk to human health is increased by the revision.)
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Use of Coating nitrogenous fertilizers, derived from fertilizers etc. made of regions of cattle body, for fertilizers. (Fertilizers 2)
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13 November 2013
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18 November 2013
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The substance and degree of adverse effects on human health are clear (article 11.1.2 of the Food Safety Basic Act) (To the extent that the suggested control measures are taken, it is unlikely that the risk to human health is increased by the revision.)
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Use of Incineration Ash and Carbonized Remains of Meat-and-Bone Meal Formed after Incineration at Temperatures above 1000℃ as Fertilizer
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2 July 2004
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28 July 2005
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Negligible risk on human health
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Use of Protein Derived from Pigs as Feed
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12 November 2003
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1) 24 June 2004 |
1) The direct food health effect on humans from using pig-derived meat-and-bone meal as feed for pigs and poultry can be negligible.
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Using animal glue which is produced in manufacturing of Steamed bone meal which is processed under the condition of ≥133℃, ≥3atm and ≥20mins.
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2 July 2004
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19 February 2013
(withdrawn) |
