The disease Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy  BSE  is first identified by the government's Central Veterinary Laboratory
December 1988
BSE is designated a zoonosis, a disease that could be passed from animals to humans
May 1990
Conservative agriculture minister John Gummer publicly tries to allay fears by feeding his daughter Cordelia a hamburger
May 1995
Stephen Churchill, 19, is the first victim of CJD. Government scientists reject a link between the disease and BSE
February 1997
A selective cull of cattle most at risk from BSE is introduced in an effort to convince the EU to lift the export ban on British beef
December 1997
The sale of beef on the bone is banned in the UK. The BSE inquiry is established to probe events which led to the spread of CJD and BSE"
August 1999
EU lifts British beef ban. France fails to comply
January 2000
European Commission starts European Court of Justice proceedings against the French ban on British beef
October 2000
The SIAL exhibition in Paris insists British beef is displayed in locked glass cabinets. But the show is overshadowed by reports of a BSE outbreak in France. This meant French agriculture minister Jean Glavany, pictured, faced a tough time at the show. The Phillips report into BSE was published and highlighted flaws in the UK's regulatory systems
NOVEMBER 2000
The FSA said BSE controls in the UK were more stringent than in the rest of the EU
February 2001
Foot and mouth sweeps the country and the EU orders Britain to halt all beef exports
December 2001
The European Court of Justice rules the French ban on British beef illegal
January 2002
The ban on British beef is lifted, after the UK is granted "disease-free status" following the end of the country's worst ever foot and mouth epidemic
september 2002
The French AFSSA rules that British beef is safe
October 2002
France lifts its ban on British beef
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December 1988
BSE is designated a zoonosis, a disease that could be passed from animals to humans
May 1990
Conservative agriculture minister John Gummer publicly tries to allay fears by feeding his daughter Cordelia a hamburger
May 1995
Stephen Churchill, 19, is the first victim of CJD. Government scientists reject a link between the disease and BSE
February 1997
A selective cull of cattle most at risk from BSE is introduced in an effort to convince the EU to lift the export ban on British beef
December 1997
The sale of beef on the bone is banned in the UK. The BSE inquiry is established to probe events which led to the spread of CJD and BSE"
August 1999
EU lifts British beef ban. France fails to comply
January 2000
European Commission starts European Court of Justice proceedings against the French ban on British beef
October 2000
The SIAL exhibition in Paris insists British beef is displayed in locked glass cabinets. But the show is overshadowed by reports of a BSE outbreak in France. This meant French agriculture minister Jean Glavany, pictured, faced a tough time at the show. The Phillips report into BSE was published and highlighted flaws in the UK's regulatory systems
NOVEMBER 2000
The FSA said BSE controls in the UK were more stringent than in the rest of the EU
February 2001
Foot and mouth sweeps the country and the EU orders Britain to halt all beef exports
December 2001
The European Court of Justice rules the French ban on British beef illegal
January 2002
The ban on British beef is lifted, after the UK is granted "disease-free status" following the end of the country's worst ever foot and mouth epidemic
september 2002
The French AFSSA rules that British beef is safe
October 2002
France lifts its ban on British beef
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