Deciding who shares the blame for Britain’s BSE crisis has become so
complicated that the official BSE Inquiry has asked for more time to complete
its deliberations. The inquiry hoped to reach its conclusions by June 1999. But
after sending letters to people who may be criticised, inquiry chair Lord
Phillips now says this timing is unrealistic. Questions in the letters are so
complex that many recipients have requested more time to reply.
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