BSE cases in E.U. plunge in recent years (7/17/2008)
Among the 10 million cattle tested each year in the first 15 countries to join the European Union (EU 15) cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy has dropped off dramatically since 2001. According to the European Food Safety Authority, the number of BSE cases detected in cattle in these countries fell from 2,164 in 2001 to 149 in 2007.