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The>>European>>Commission>>said>>on>>Thursday>>it>>disagreed>>with>>German>>advice>>to>>consumers>>to>>shun>>British>>lamb>>until>>scientists>>determine>>whether>>mad>>cow>>disease>>can>>be>>transmitted>>to>>sheep>>.,misc,,,"1,3",European Commission,,,"9,10,15,16",German British
Germany>>'s>>representative>>to>>the>>European>>Union>>'s>>veterinary>>committee>>Werner>>Zwingmann>>said>>on>>Wednesday>>consumers>>should>>buy>>sheepmeat>>from>>countries>>other>>than>>Britain>>until>>the>>scientific>>advice>>was>>clearer>>.,loc,"10,12",Werner Zwingmann,"5,7",European Union,"0,1,23,24",Germany Britain,,
He>>said>>further>>scientific>>study>>was>>required>>and>>if>>it>>was>>found>>that>>action>>was>>needed>>it>>should>>be>>taken>>by>>the>>European>>Union>>.,org,,,"22,24",European Union,,,,
"He>>said>>a>>proposal>>last>>month>>by>>EU>>Farm>>Commissioner>>Franz>>Fischler>>to>>ban>>sheep>>brains>>,>>spleens>>and>>spinal>>cords>>from>>the>>human>>and>>animal>>food>>chains>>was>>a>>highly>>specific>>and>>precautionary>>move>>to>>protect>>human>>health>>.",per,"10,12",Franz Fischler,"7,8",EU,,,,
Fischler>>proposed>>EU-wide>>measures>>after>>reports>>from>>Britain>>and>>France>>that>>under>>laboratory>>conditions>>sheep>>could>>contract>>Bovine>>Spongiform>>Encephalopathy>>(>>BSE>>)>>-->>mad>>cow>>disease>>.,misc,"0,1",Fischler,,,"7,8,9,10",Britain France,"2,3,17,20,21,22",EU-wide Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy BSE
"But>>Fischler>>agreed>>to>>review>>his>>proposal>>after>>the>>EU>>'s>>standing>>veterinary>>committee>>,>>mational>>animal>>health>>officials>>,>>questioned>>if>>such>>action>>was>>justified>>as>>there>>was>>only>>a>>slight>>risk>>to>>human>>health>>.",org,"1,2",Fischler,"9,10",EU,,,,