Canada confirmed this week its 15th case of BSE since 2003, saying the animal
was a seven-year-old dairy cow from the Pacific province of British
Columbia.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said no part of the animal's carcass
entered the human food or animal feed systems. The CFIA has blamed infected feed
for most of the previous 14 cases, reported Reuters.
Emmy Koeleman: Before I delved into the world of peptones, I
only knew the word from being a scruffy Dutch surf-rock band (www.peptones.nl).
However, more research into peptones taught me that they are used in
microbiological culture media to support the nutritional requirements of
micro-organisms. Read more...