OIE HEATH STANDARDS
April 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLWHOLESALE changes to a global fish and seafood health code are being debated at the Office International des Épizooties (OIE), the world animal health organisation, with the reforms probably being agreed next January (2006).The OIE Aquatic Animal Health Standards Commission is examining a raft of proposals for amending its Aquatic Animals Health Code, for instance updating the list of diseases, which can be cited as a reason for imposing import controls. Listings can be contentious; for instance, New Zealand wants the removal of epizootic ...
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