Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-02-05-Speech-2-281"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-02-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Monitoring of BSE2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020205.13.2-281"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-02-05-Speech-2-2822
lpv:speaker	lp:Johannes Blokland2
lpv:spokenAs	member; ECON (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 co-chair; EDD (2001-01-30--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - Gereformeerd Politiek Verbond - Reformatorisch Politieke Federatie (1999-07-20--2002-03-17)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Thank you, Madam President. It is beyond me why, after putting so many strict measures in place, we are still fighting BSE. Due to the unknown incubation period, the measures that have been taken only take effect in the longer term. It is therefore possible for new cases of the serious Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease to emerge, against which we are still powerless to do anything. We have to be very frank about this. On the other hand, we can also state that, by the compulsory removal of specific risk material, a guarantee is put in place that the carrier of the disease no longer ends up in the food chain. Since it is no longer permitted to feed cattle animal and bone meal, I expect that, in time, the number of cattle infected with BSE will be relatively small. At some point, we hope that tests will show that we are at the level we were at prior to the BSE crisis, namely a few cases per annum. Unfortunately, the testing of cattle for BSE has disastrous side-effects. If one cow appears to be infected, the entire herd is slaughtered. However, this makes no sense. BSE is not the same as foot-and-mouth disease. Infection is caused through the feed and is passed on down the breeding line. That is why the birth and feed group need to be traced and tested, and not the cattle accidentally sharing the same shed. It is irresponsible to sacrifice healthy animals to a false sense of consumer confidence. We went against God’s creation by turning ruminants into cannibals. We cannot conceal our shortcomings with futile measures. We will once again abuse God’s creation if we slaughter and destroy animals unnecessarily."@en1

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