Minutes of the UK BTS/NIBSC Standing Advisory Committee on Transfusion Transmitted Infections meeting, 20th May 2003 via video conference at Edinburgh, Manchester and Watford re the vCJD SACTTI sub group, bacterial contamination standards for arm cleansing and monitoring, HBV DNA/anti HBc pool testing proposals, Extension of NAT Position Paper, Emerging Pathogens Position Paper, Pathogen Reduction Paper, Archive Samples Position Paper, HIV Position Paper, CMV Position Paper, Parvovirus B19, TMRRG, Red Book revision, JPAC Issues, MSBT issues and the SEAC Review. Chairperson E. Love. Attendees I. Franklin, B. Dow, M. Turner, P. Hewitt, J. Barbara, A. Robinson, R. S. Tedder and Philip Mortimer. Reference SACTTI 03/39