Two Press Releases from the Department of Health and Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee. Press Release, CJD and Public Health - Stephen Dorrell Statement, from the Department of Health. States the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee concluded the most likely explanation of CJD is linked to exposure to BSE before the introduction of specified bovine offal ban. Press release, from the Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee. Committee makes recommendations and concludes the risk of eating beek is likely to be extremely small.