Ban on ruminant-derived protein for cattle and now pigs.
Keep bovine movement orders for 10 years.
Removal of affected cattle from food chain.
Public health - no human consumption of bovine offal and brain -brain, spinal cord, spleen, thymus,tonsils, intestines since 1989 and no sheep offal and brain since 1996.
Slides for histology must be post fixed with formic acid. Over Thirty Month Slaughter, (OTMS) but certain grass-reared beef exempt.
The beef on bone ban has now been dropped in the UK because cases of BSE are now very few and animals in the age range for BSE, over 30 months old,
are not eaten (see http://www.defra.gov.uk/ ).
Swedish legislation: No recycling of any animals or poultry in food.
USA legislation: No importation of ruminants or their products, e.g. foetal bovine serum for cell culture form the UK.