Richard Elzey
I Can't Give Blood! Mad Cow Disease?
The threat of the spread of the human form of mad cow disease is preventing some military retirees from donating blood.
New Food and Drug Administration standards also prevent some retirees from donating blood. The agency set guidelines as a precautionary measure against exposure to the disease. The FDA restricts donations from people who lived or traveled in these places during certain timeframes.
The Department of Defense also issued a policy based on the FDA rules. It prevents retirees, military members and their families who meet any of the following criteria from donating blood:
* Traveled or lived in Europe from 1980 through 1996 for a cumulative period of six months or more.
I live there from 1986 - 1988
I Can't Give Blood! Mad Cow Disease?
The threat of the spread of the human form of mad cow disease is preventing some military retirees from donating blood.
New Food and Drug Administration standards also prevent some retirees from donating blood. The agency set guidelines as a precautionary measure against exposure to the disease. The FDA restricts donations from people who lived or traveled in these places during certain timeframes.
The Department of Defense also issued a policy based on the FDA rules. It prevents retirees, military members and their families who meet any of the following criteria from donating blood:
* Traveled or lived in Europe from 1980 through 1996 for a cumulative period of six months or more.
I live there from 1986 - 1988