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Letter: BSE is rife in dairy herds so why don't we worry about milk?

Sir: Now that European countries have banned the export of British beef as there is an "extremely small" risk of it causing CJD will they also ban the export of British cigarettes which have an extremely high risk of causing lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, bladder cancer, stomach ulcers ...

Dr Michael Ingram

Radlett, Hertfordshire

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