BSE is a neurological disease of
bovine animals and other ruminants and is not known to exist in the
US. The disease does exist in Europe and Oman, however, because of
the probability that animal-based feeds have become
cross-contaminated with the BSE agent, we plan to prohibt the
importation of bone meal, blood meal, meat and bone meal, tankage,
offal, and fat-and products containing these materials that
originate in Europe and Oman; or that are stored, rendered, or
otherwise process in Europe or Oman regardless of the animal
species from which the product is derived.
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