The problem with nvCJD is that it may lie low and wait to manifest. So that a connection to anything the person did or ate, could be years in the past.

Also diagnosis is often spotty...and can be confused with Alzheimer's. Typically, nvCJD is faster moving once it manifests, but if the person is older, it could still be thought to be Alzheimer's.

Dave is right, why risk this at all for a little known supplement with no real research behind it?

I just worry about supplements in general. I've "seen how the sausage is made" and these supplement companies run the spectrum for great to terrible.

When I did supplement testing, sometimes there would be no compound contained within the sample!!! These companies will buy cheap, adulterated compounds from China and try to make a supplement out of it....then they are shocked and angry that there is nothing in their newly formulated product. And some of these companies are so fantastic, if they offered me a job that I'd jump at the chance to work there.

It's really hard to vet some of this stuff out to find the quality products without tearing a large hole in your wallet.

I worry more about all the drugs and deaths from them, one report from 2010, mentioned 100,000 from drug/interactions.. I'm not worried about mad cow, it never enters my mind. I'm going to take these 2 for three months and maybe go off and see if the burning returns....

I've been taking supps for over 25 yrs and doing fine on my supps. To each his own, it's true... Thanks all.

One of the newer websites that independently examines supplements is labdoor. The company is growing and keeps adding to the items that they review. Labdoor ranks various supplements for quality and value. I appreciate that they test the product to see if it matches its label claim and also test for heavy metals.

https://labdoor.com/

I just read the article from pr newswire that was referenced which said, "Pharmaca may re-stock dietary supplements with bovine source material once we are assured the source is from a non-BSE infected country such as New Zealand," said Don Summerfield, VP of integrative medicine."

Sphingolin by Ecological Formulas uses cows from New Zealand according to my research.

When I was pregnant I was very anemic and the iron that was available was not working. I switched to a product by Standard Process Labs and I was no longer anemic(or constipated) as my body was able to absorb the iron. It contained bovine everything. Of course i did not know the risks then and I don't think I would have taken the chance with my son, but now it's just me.

The risks of Mad Cow have always been minimal in my research. I've never worried about that. Especially when we all take meds what have side effect warnings as long as our arms. That certainly doesn't stop most of us from using several. And going to the hospital is wayyyyyyy more dangerous and we are all willing to do that. Let's put this in perspective. I also use this product and I rarely get mad these days.

Caroline, hope you're well. Looks as though it's been another two months since your last post. How are the 2 supps working?

Balanchine, I'm still taking Inosine, into 3 months now, took Sphingolin for 2 months and the burn/tingle is just about gone with this Femoral Nerve Damage. I'm so glad these 2 came to my attention from a naturopath. I'm pretty much up to trying anything holistic that could help me. I've never had fear of mad cow either as I've said I have more fear of the drugs with the long list of possible side effects.

Standard Process was mentioned above and I took many SP products over years for adrenals. And still take an SP product for ligament repair which also contains bovine.

I'm reading thru some Sphingolin posts and thinking about all the fear from maybe taking this supplement from bovine. I'm on this earth 77 years and have been eating ALL meats and a lot of beef all my life since probably 4-5 yrs old...I've eaten meats in the US, UK, Canada and Mexico and no mad cow disease for this ole gal. The company that produces this product is a fine long established company since 1981 and I don't think they would chance using inferior ingredients in any of their products. Isn't this something to think about.

I have no burning issues and feel that "maybe" some may not try it due to the fear comments.