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Meat Market BSE Inspection
Last updated on January 19, 2024.
Since a cow with BSE was discovered for the first time in Japan in September 2001, a BSE screening test was conducted on all cows since October 18 of the same year, and it was confirmed that those sold and distributed were not infected. Has issued an inspection certificate.
Overview of BSE Inspections and BSE
What is BSE?
It is called Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, BSE) because the brain of an infected cow spores in a sponge form. When a cow is infected, it becomes ill after 2 to 8 years asymptomatic and shows symptoms such as abnormal behavior. They die in about 2 to 6 months after onset. It is transmitted from feed containing "abnormal prion", which is a smaller infection factor than the virus.
What is a prion?
Originally, "normal prion" is a protein present in all mammal nerves. The "normal prion" structure is abnormal, and when infected, the "normal prion" is changed to "abnormal prion" one after another to "abnormal prion" and disturbs the brain nerve.
Related information
City of Yokohama, Medical Care Bureau Food Safety Yokohama Web
Food Safety Information, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (external site)
Inquiries to this page
Economic Affairs Bureau Central Wholesale Market Meat Market Management Division
Phone: 045-511-0446
Phone: 045-511-0446
Fax: 045-502-5989
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