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Letter: Farmers under fire

Sir: A Christmas brain-teaser for Jack Cunningham:

Assume that a law-abiding butcher excises a beef bone which, unknown to him, is contaminated with BSE prions. What is he most likely to do with his knife?

a) throw it away

b) sterilise it

c) carry on using it

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