DATE BASED EXPORTS
July 1st, 2002
BY ALAN OSBORNA RELAXATION of European Union rules governing British slaughterhouses and processing plants has been agreed by the EU Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and will enter into force after formal adoption by the European Commission.It means that companies participating in the Date-Based Export Scheme (DBES) will no longer be banned from slaughtering and processing animals outside the scheme "provided that adequate separation arrangements are in place."However the changes do not mean that British meat producers will be able to export ...
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