1989- “Beef is safe.” 1996- “Not.”

“…A sharply critical government report on the administration of mad-cow disease research leads the news from Nature this week. …”
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Discriminant Analysis of Undaria pinnatifida Production Areas Using Trace Elemental Analysis by Mikio Kaihara

“…Increasingly, attention is being paid to declaring the origin of agricultural and marine products after the advent of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE; commonly known as mad-cow disease). The display of the production centers on U. pinnatifida has been required in Japan since 2006. …”
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Enhanced detection of chronic wasting disease in muscle tissue harvested from infected white-tailed deer employing combined prion amplification assays. by Caitlyn N Kraft, David W Bissinger, Erin E McNulty, Nathaniel D Denkers, Candace K Mathiason

“…Zoonotic transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy or mad cow disease, by presumed consumption of infected beef, has increased awareness of the public health risk associated with prion diseases. …”
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Characterization, Disintegration, and Dissolution Analyses of Carrageenan-Based Hard-Shell Capsules Cross-Linked with Maltodextrin as a Potential Alternative Drug Delivery System by Muhammad Al Rizqi Dharma Fauzi, Pratiwi Pudjiastuti, Esti Hendradi, Riyanto Teguh Widodo, Mohd. Cairul Iqbal Mohd. Amin

“…Hard-shell capsules commonly consist of gelatin which is not a universal material considering it is extracted from animal parts. Moreover, the mad cow disease triggered the scrutinization of the use of gelatin in pharmaceutical products. …”
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