The ag ministry for France says additional testing confirmed the suspected bovine spongiform encephalopathy (in-sef-o-lop-athy), or BSE, case. The European Union’s reference laboratory confirmed that the animal died from BSE. This will compromise France’s BSE risk status with the World Organization for Animal Health and will likely lead to bans on exports from the country in some markets. France has reported the isolated case to the European Commission and the World Organization for Animal Health. This is the third single case of BSE detected in Europe since 2015, according to the ministry. French officials were expected to implement management measures. The ministry has said that the detection of this isolated case demonstrates the effectiveness of France’s monitoring system that is in place throughout the food chain.