BSE report shows Soil Association was right to ban 'recycling'

摘要

The long awaited Phillips report into BSE confirmed that the most probable Cause of tine bovine epidemic was the feeding of animal protein to ruminants. The Soil Association banned the feeding of animal protein to ruminants back in 1983, three yearsbefore the first cases of BSE were identified. This decision was based on the principle that organic production should conform with natural systems, that consumers have certain expectations about organic livestock products, and that the precautionary principle should be applied.