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Sunday, 29 October, 2000, 11:26 GMT
BSE report blames government ministers
![]() Following the publication of the official inquiry into BSE in Britain, here is a selection of the best of BBC News Online's audio and video coverage of the story.
The report
News conference by the head of the BSE inquiry, Lord Phillips:
Government response
UK Agriculture minister, Nick Brown, statement in the House of Commons:
"There was a culture of secrecy" Former UK Ministry of Agriculture civil servant Ian McGill:
"The public was misled" BSE research scientist Stephen Dealler:
"There was a general disposition in Whitehall not to have an inquiry." Former Agriculture Secretary Dr Jack Cunningham:
"The risk of contaminated beef getting into the food chain is very small." The acting chairman of the CJD advisory committee Professor Peter Smith:
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