Suspected Mad-Cow Case Could Put French Beef Exports at Risk
- Confirmation would mean loss of negligible-risk status
- Suspected case in Ardennes region would be first since 2004
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French officials found a suspected case of mad-cow disease in the northern Ardennes region, raising concerns that Europe’s biggest producer could lose access to export markets.
Testing of a carcass destined for human consumption detected suspected bovine spongiform encephalopathy, popularly known as mad-cow disease due to the unusual behavior that the animals can exhibit, according to France’s agriculture ministry.