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I came across this article from a few years ago and thought it was rather interesting and concerning

1/9/2025

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The article outlines how a group illegally smuggled 13,000 L of FBS from South America into Australia, posing a significant biosecurity risk. The smuggled FBS was used by the CSIRO in its cattle research and had the potential to introduce foot and mouth disease into Australian herds.

Events such as these underscore the value in replacing FBS with a broad spectrum chemically defined replacement.

​Bovine blood products illegally smuggled into Australia in international conspiracy - ABC News
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