I was born in the UK during BSE, and as a result I can’t give blood in Europe. People forget it but the scars are still there.
[1] https://www.giveblood.ie/can-i-give-blood/keeping-blood-safe...
[2] https://www.blutspendedienst-west.de/magazin/blutspende/mehr...
[3] https://www.rki.de/DE/Themen/Infektionskrankheiten/Blut-und-...
https://www.sanquin.nl/system/files/2025-05/sq_beleidsregel-...