People who lived in the UK between 1980 and 1996 will now be able to donate blood in Australia after the ban was lifted today by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). It was originally put into place back in 2000 after the outbreak of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (which we all know as Mad Cow Disease).
Per the ABC, Red Cross Lifeblood was told that its submission to have the ban lifted was approved by the TGA on Thursday.
