"Doing nothing is not an option, " said Sir John Krebs , the agency's chairman.

FORBES: Fat Food Fight On Two Fronts

Sir John Krebs, chairman of Britain's Food Standard Agency, said now every German beef carcass entering Britain would be subject to automatic inspection.

CNN: BSE scare threatens EU budget

The head of the Food Standards Agency, Sir John Krebs, said a loophole under existing rules meant beef was exempt from strict controls if the animal was killed on a farm or at an unlicensed abattoir for the farmer's personal consumption.

BBC: Renewed British mad cow disease warning