Food boss defends beef import policy
    No evidence of BSE, says Krebbs

    The head of Britain's Food Standards Agency had
    defended the way Britain has responded to the French
    BSE outbreak. 

    Sir John Krebbs said the agency had no evidence that
    infected beef was being imported - and therefore had
    no reason to recommend a total ban.

     
    The Independent - English broadsheet
    24 November 2000

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    "Perceptions" note:

    "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"

    I.e., In the past, whenever we heard a politician,
    official or senior policeman justifying inaction by
    saying "I have seen no evidence..." or "I am not 
    aware of..." we were pretty sure that he had told 
    his underlings NOT to put any such evidence before
    him - so he can deny its existence.

    And equally we could be fairly sure that the facts 
    would finally emerge only after several more years
    of official inaction or cover-up. 

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