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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy ("Mad Cow Disease")
Mad Cow Disease is a term coined to describe a condition discovered in 1985 in cattle called Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, or BSE. In 1996 it was learned that BSE was transmissible to humans and was linked to a variation of a disease called Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, or variant CJD. Cattle in which BSE has been found has been limited to a number of countries including Great Britain and Europe.
As Douglas Laboratories does offer a number of items that are derived from bovine origin, we feel it is appropriate to assure you of the quality and safety of the material used in our products. Bovine-derived materials are sourced exclusively from countries deemed by US regulatory authorities to be "BSE-free." These countries include Argentina, Asia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. All bovine-derived products that we receive are imported according to USDA permits, which require documentation from governmental agencies detailing the health and absence of disease in the animals. |