Consumption of beef tongue: Human BSE risk associated with exposure to lymphoid tissue in bovine tongue in consideration of new research findings - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards

EFSA Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

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beef tongue; BSE; lymphoid tissue; tonsil

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EID: 85078382447     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.700     Document Type: Article

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