AT LONG LAST, the official report into the events leading up to the terrible
tragedy of BSE has been delivered to Parliament. Already, more than 80 people in
Britain have died after prolonged suffering with variant CJD contracted by
eating infected beef. Millions of cattle have been slaughtered to contain the
epidemic,which has cost the government and the beef industry £4 billion.
Many more people might yet die in Britain. And across Europe the disease
continues to spread.
The report from Lord Phillips is on a scale to match this appalling tragedy:
16 volumes long, it took two and…
