Mr. Speaker, the dreaded mad cow disease that ravaged Britain has jumped the species barrier.
The human version of the disease is identified as CJD. Because of the possibility of infectious agents being in their blood supply the British government has outlawed the use of all U.K. plasma.
In March 1998 Britain closed its own plasma industry and stopped accepting blood from its citizens, all because of the connection between British beef and the mad cow disease which could be harboured in the blood supply system.
What assurances will the minister give us that he is doing everything to protect—