FSA reassures public about safety of Irish beef
The Food Safety Authority has moved to reassure the public about the safety of beef sold in Ireland.
The move follows revelations that a man in his 20s being treated at a Dublin hospital is suspected of contracting variant CJD, the human form of mad cow disease.
He is thought to have contracted the illness by eating beef infected with BSE.
The Food Safety Authority insisted today that strict controls introduced in recent years are enough to ensure that beef being sold at present is safe to eat.
