Families of CJD victims take protest to the Prime minister

A group of campaigners who have been fighting for the government to release information on the extent of the spread of vCJD gathered today at no'10 to protest as vCJD continues to claim victims over 10 years after meat products have been branded safe. The families of victims of vCJD gathered alongside campaigner Graham Bell, who was arrested last December. Mr Bell claimed that a local MP of his constituency was offered CJD feed 6 years after it was banned as well as that vital information about CJD has been suppressed from the public. Mr Bell claimed that he obtained evidence of banned feed and of infected meat products still circulating the market, as well as of companies that produce such products operating above the law, which led to his arrest. Another campaigner, Anthony Seaton, whose mother died of CJD claimed that he struggled to obtain his mother's death certificate, who was initially and wrongfully diagnosed as having had a stroke. Mr Seaton claimed that a committee had to congregate to decide upon the release of his mother's death certificate. The campaigners also highlighted the danger of CJD infection by blood transfusion as screening is still insuficient and ineffective.
The campaigners then moved on to Parliament Square to protest in front of Parliament. 04/05/2010