Minutes of ACMSBT, matters arising safety of blood leaflet, EAGA Secretariat letter to Terrence Higgins Trust, NBS update on the paper on blood donations and gay men, storage of serum samples, screening of HTLV - tissue and organ donors, vCJD transmission through blood components, precautionary measures to mitigate risk of transmission of vCJD, NAT HCV testing in the NBS, fresh frozen plasma, the implications of vCJD for blood safety and supply in England, screening blood donations for vCJD, update on new blood - borne viruses