What Is Mad Cow Disease?
8. Can You Get vCJD From Consuming Other Dairy Products?
Many people are concerned about possibly consuming milk, yogurt, cheeses and other dairy products made with the milk of infected cows. Because the abnormal prion only seems to reside in the tissue of the nervous system, researchers believe that milk and dairy products do not pose a risk to other cows or humans.
There are certain products that contain bovine materials, such as dietary supplements and cosmetic products, that may pose a threat, however. The FDA has banned the importation of such products from countries in which there is a substantial threat of mad cow disease.
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