Mærkeligt nok ser vi i nogle dokumenter fra denne periode f.eks. meget detaljerede inspektioner i Grækenland i forbindelse med mund- og klovsyge og lignende sygdomme, mens den store epidemi, som begyndte at bekymre os i England, BSE, ikke undersøges ud fra et fællesskabssynspunkt.
Curiously, documents relating to the period reveal that, although detailed checks on foot-and-mouth disease in Greece and similar matters were then being carried out, there was no Community research into the major epidemic in the United Kingdom - BSE - which was then beginning to concern us.