Minutes of Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Blood and Tissues for Transplantation extraordinary meeting 18 February 2000 Topics discussed include new research on transmission of BSE through plasma in mice possible implications for fresh frozen plasma and cryoprecipitate review of precautionary measures introduced in light of theoretical risk of vCJD risk of viral infection from FFP sourced from outside the UK Agreed to consider the nonUK sourcing of FFP and reducing the unnecessary use of FFP in the UK