Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: Many beef-exporting countries found themselves

Many beef-exporting countries found themselves in the middle of a series of trade bans because of the cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy reported in the year 2000 and spreading panic around the world over the consumption of beef products from specific regions.

a. because of the cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy reported in the year 2000 and spreading panic around the world
b. that was caused by the cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy reported in the year 2000 and spreading
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