Since it became generally recognised that BSE pathogens-so-called prions-can cause a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, appropriate measures have been taken in the food production sector. As prions, unlike bacteria, are not living organisms but protein molecules that have undergone certain mutations, these pathogens are extremely resistant. It is because of this strong resistance that manufacturers have to prevent the presence of BSE pathogens in food production lines reliably.
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