Written question asked by Lord Kennet (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 July 1997. It was answered by Baroness Jay of Paddington (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 July 1997.

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Jay of Paddington, Baroness

Question

Whether cows now being genetically engineered to produce human blood components are free of BSE, and how this freedom from BSE has been established.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

581 c159-60WA

Session

1997-98

Subjects

Cattle Blood Genetic engineering Safety BSE Transmissible encephalopathies Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Blood and Tissues for Transplantation Xenotransplantation Interim Regulatory Authority