CANADA-EU VET DEAL

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission and Canada have approved new simplified import and export rules for pork products and bovine semen. It is the first time Ottawa and Brussels have agreed to mutually recognise each other's production standards. As a result, simplified import certificates will be used for these products, cutting production, inspection and certification costs.



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