EFSA LAUNCHES PIGMEAT PROBE OVER SALMONELLA
April 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is planning to launch an in depth inquiry into how much of Europe's pigmeat production is contaminated with salmonella. The European Commission has asked the European Union (EU) agency to act, because it wants a clear picture of the "public health risks" caused by the disease. Brussels plans to use the data in setting future targets for reducing salmonella in pigs, following a later cost-benefit study. For the first time in such a study, EFSA will outsource part of the work to a consortium of European ...
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