EFSA BOSS PROMISES EXCELLENCE AT BRUSSELS BREAKFAST MEETING
October 2nd, 2006
BY DAVID HAWORTH, in Brussels, and KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Food Safety Agency (EFSA) is homing its ability to respond to GM contamination, according to its newly appointed executive director Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle, who was speaking in Brussels last week (Wed 18-10).
The EFSA executive director said that her agency needs rapid response systems in place to deal with GMO incidents and be able to publish risk assessments as quickly as possible. "We've got to have specific procedures to deal with any emergency and in a matter of weeks publish the best ...
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